Resale value of games, need advice, please

[Leonardo]

Hey lads, I'm considering purchasing a package deal in my local area. The package is a "gaming" computer with a few games. Some of the hardware I would keep. Some of it I would resell, including the games. If you know me, you know that I'm not a gamer. I have no idea what I might be able to get for the games this seller has, so I need advice from you.

Here's his Craigslist advertisement (http://anchorage.craigslist.org/sys/617710591.html). I apologize for the difficulty in reading his moronic writing. (no, I will not pay what he's asking) Well anyway, here are the games:

Games with original boxes:

Oblivion, Game of the Year Edition
Rainbow Six, Vegas
Dungeon Siege 2
Ghost Recon Advance Warrio
Call of Duty 2
*World of Warcraft, w/expansion Burning Crusades -- "has all cds...cd keys have been used but u will get my account as well 57 human warrior" (alright, I'm out of my element here - is this WOW a worthless offer?)

So, what do you think I could get for these games on trading forums? Any issues I need to be aware of in trying to sell them. I've talked to the guy. Apparently these are retail games with original packaging.

This non-gamer looks forward to your advice.

[cambrose]

Games aren't worth anything really...WoW is particularly useless as you can't legitimately sell/trade the account. I'd say it's $35 in games max..

[primesuspect]

The WoW is invalid, you cannot resell accounts.

Oblivion GotY: $25-$30
R6 Vegas: $15-20

I don't know about the others. CoD 2 is old, so is Ghost Recon.

[NiGHTS]

Oblivion might be the only thing anyone would pick up for more than $10. Like Prime said, the rest are too old to be worth much.

FWIW, you could check what people are reselling them for on Amazon.com.

[mmonnin]

You can sell an account. Its called you give me money, I give you username and password...

[Leonardo]

Thanks, guys. I'm going to see how desperate this guy gets. I'm really only interested in the Stacker 830 case. I just won't bother with a sale unless I think I can fairly easily sell most of the hardware for a decent price. And of course, if the games would be a pain in the butt to unload, that influences a potential purchase as well.

[Gnome Queen]

I know you're not supposed to sell WoW accounts, but I know people who have. But then again, I do not play WoW, so I do not know. A friend of mine was trying to sell his account- I will ask him about it.

[rapture]

Unless the character is level 70, on a good server and with some end game gear you won't be able to sell it anyway.

[mmonnin]

A new player to the game won't care what server its on. With the price good characters cost anyway they can pay for a server transfer.

[rapture]

New players don't make your typical ebayer. Anyway, a level 57 character is practically worthless, doesnt make breaking the EULA worth it IMO.

[cambrose]

Stop talking about this crap on the forums please. It breaks the EULA (a legally binding document). We don't talk account sharing/selling/trading publically on this forum, thanks for refraining to do so.

[rapture]

If you've got a problem then alert a mod.

[Leonardo]

Alright, I think I get the picture. You have educated me.

If you've got a problem then alert a mod.I am a mod, and I drew this information out of you guys so that I could make a good decision. You helped me. So I think we can leave it at that. :)

[mmonnin]

I can talk about selling an account all I want but it doesnt mean I broke that so called legally binding document. I would have to actually DO it.

But yes a lvl 57 adds nothing to the price of the game.

[rapture]

I can talk about selling an account all I want but it doesnt mean I broke that so called legally binding document. I would have to actually DO it.
+1

[Leonardo]

As it turns out, I bought all his hardware and he kept the games.

[mmonnin]

End of story there then.

What're the new goodies besides the case. Hmmmm...new toys. :D

[Leonardo]

Case: Cooler Master Stacker 830
PSU: Cooler Master 550W Real Power, EPS 12v, ATX 2.0 w/case-mountable power meter
Motherboard: MSI K9N Neo (AM2) with Cooler Master all-copper NB sink
DRAM: 1GB (2X512MB) OCZ Gold PC2 6400
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda, 100GB, PATA
Opt Drive: LG DVD burner
Opt Drive: LG CD burner
Video Card: EVGA 7900GS KO, PCI-e

It took two hours to clean everything. Out of the case, everything seems to run well. Today I'll be doing a Windows install to ensure everything works properly, then all goes on the trading forums except the case.

BTW, the seller, a young guy, was very happy to keep his games.

[Darkruler]

If you're looking to get rid of games, don't sell them to a video game shop (like Gamestop, or EB games).

I bought Gears of War when it first came out and sold it back to them and they only paid $20 for it. Complete waste of time!!!

Your best bet is to sell them on Ebay or just keep them.