GameStop’s “Trade Anything Day” even lets you sell them taxidermy

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GameStop is letting customers trade in almost any item for store credit during its upcoming Trade Anything Day event.

This one-day promotion encourages customers to trade in anything they have – not just games and consoles – for store credit. The event is playfully called “Bring Whatever and Get Store Credit,” and the company notes they might ask a few questions about the items.

This event is part of a larger effort to attract customers back to physical stores by offering a new and improved trade-in program that’s more appealing and convenient.

GameStop will accept most physical items for trade-in, as long as they aren’t too big and are approved by an employee. This even includes taxidermied animals, which GameStop has confirmed they will take as trade-ins.

Everything excluded from GameStop’s “Trade Anything Day”

Even though GameStop advertises that they’ll take almost anything, there are still some things they won’t accept. This includes dangerous materials like hazardous waste, chemicals, and liquids. They also won’t take items with lithium-ion batteries, weapons, ammunition, or living animals. However, preserved animals like taxidermy are okay.

The prohibited items list includes alcohol, tobacco, drugs, and medications. Most computers – including desktops, laptops, tablets, all-in-one devices, and VR headsets with processors – are also not allowed. While monitors, keyboards, mice, external hard drives, and printers under 100 pounds are generally excluded, they may be accepted if they qualify for GameStop’s standard trade-in program.

We also don’t allow portable music players, VCRs, DVD players, DVRs, converter boxes, projectors, small servers, or televisions. Gift cards, jewelry, sexually explicit items, and anything that looks like body parts are also prohibited. Everything you bring must fit inside a box that’s 20x20x20 inches, and our employees have the final say on what we’ll accept.

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2025-11-17 18:18