The process
Seller agreement
This is the full agreement you accept when you submit a batch to MWGames. It explains how shipping works and what happens to items after they arrive.
Rule 1
Approved prices are locked for 14 days
Once MWGames approves your offer, every price in it is guaranteed for 14 days from approval — 30 days for MWGames+ members, no matter how the market moves in the meantime.
Rule 2
We may adjust the offer after inspection
After your collection arrives, we inspect every item and may adjust the offer based on condition, completeness, or market changes. We’ll always show you the final offer before we pay.
Rule 3
Once it ships, it stays
Anything you send to MWGames becomes ours to process and will not be returned for any reason. Please only ship items you are certain you want to sell.
Rule 4
No fakes, reproductions, bootlegs, or mods
Non-authentic or counterfeit copies are not accepted, and neither are modded items — modded consoles (modchips, SD/soft mods) or modded games (flash carts, repro carts, burned discs). They are removed from your offer, paid at $0, and are not returned.
Rule 5
Games must work — broken consoles welcome
Games must play to be paid in full. Consoles are different: you can submit a console that doesn't work by choosing the "not working" option on its console listing, and we'll review it and make a manual offer. Every console is tested for functionality on arrival.
Rule 6
No smoke or strong odors
Items that smell like smoke or have other strong, lingering odors are not accepted. They are paid at $0 and are not returned.
Rule 7
USPS shipping only
Every batch ships with USPS using the prepaid label we send you. Do not use another carrier.
Rule 8
Free shipping on batches $50 and over
If your approved offer is $50 or more, shipping to us is free. For batches under $50, the shipping cost is deducted from your total payout.
Rule 9
3 business days to drop off
Once you receive your label you have 3 business days to drop the package off at your local post office and get a receipt.
Rule 10
Keep and upload your receipt
Upload a photo of your post office receipt in your account. Without a receipt, releasing your funds may take longer.
Rule 11
Bonus Credit only increases an eligible batch payout
If you have an available MWGames+ Bonus Balance, you may apply it when submitting an eligible batch. The amount is limited to 8% of the original payout, is reserved for that batch, and is returned to your balance if the batch is not completed or paid. Bonus Credit is promotional, has no cash value, and cannot be withdrawn or transferred.
Condition & deductions
We're relaxed about normal wear — most collections come through with no adjustments at all. Medium scratches on consoles and light screen yellowing on handhelds are accepted, and broken consoles can be submitted through the console listings for a manual offer. When something does fall short, we adjust that item's offer individually — we don't use fixed percentage deductions.
What we expect
- Games play, or a disc can be resurfaced clean.
- Labels and cover art are readable — normal shelf wear is fine.
- Consoles with medium scratches or scuffs on the shell are fine — cosmetic wear doesn't disqualify hardware.
- Handhelds with light screen yellowing are accepted — just tell us about it in the notes.
- Hardware powers on and works, or is submitted through the "not working" console option for a manual offer.
- Include the charger where one is needed, or select the matching deduction on the console listing.
What can lower an offer
No flat percentages — each item is looked at on its own and the offer for that item is adjusted to match its condition.
- Heavy wear (deep scratches, torn labels, marker, stickers)
- Cracked or broken plastic
- Smells like smoke or has strong odors
- A game does not work or won't read
- Battery or pin corrosion
- Heavy screen issues (dead pixels, severe discoloration) — light yellowing is fine
- Stick drift
- Missing stylus, charger, or other accessories listed on the console listing
- Modded consoles or games (modchips, SD mods, flash carts, repro carts) — not accepted
How a sale runs, start to finish
- Build your batch with a PriceCharting link or the manual search and submit it.
- We review the list in your account inbox and confirm the offer, then send a prepaid USPS label.
- Pack everything from the list, drop it at the post office within 3 business days, and ask for a receipt.
- Upload a photo of that receipt to your batch in your account.
- We check every item in. Fakes are removed, non-working games are adjusted, and consoles submitted as "not working" get a manual offer after testing — then payment goes out to your chosen payout method. See how to submit consoles for the full walkthrough.
Text messages, notifications & data rates
- Adding a mobile number to your account is optional. If you add one, you agree to receive automated text messages from MWGames about your account and your batches — offers, messages from our team, label and shipping updates, deductions, and payouts.
- We send the same notifications by email, so texts are a convenience, not a requirement. Every notification is account-related; we never send marketing or promotional texts.
- Message frequency varies with your batch activity. Message and data rates may apply — your carrier's charges are your responsibility and MWGames does not cover them.
- Reply STOP to any message to stop texts, or HELP for help. You can also clear your phone number in account settings at any time.
- Texts and emails can be delayed or fail to deliver. Carriers and MWGames are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages, and deadlines in these terms (such as the 3 business day drop-off window) still apply.
- Keep your phone number and email accurate. We only use your number for these notifications and never sell or share it, other than with the provider that delivers our messages.
Questions before you ship? Message us — we answer in your account inbox.