7 Eleven to Sell Used Video Games

7 Eleven to Sell Used Video Games

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It appears half the corner shops in the United States will now carry some form of used video game. Below is a snippet from a 1up.com article detailing 7-Eleven's plans to jump into the used game market to compete with Gamestop;

In a partnership with Game Trading Technologies, convenience store chain 7-Eleven will soon begin selling used games in its stores. Games will be priced under $20 -- hence the promotion's name "Great Games Under $20" -- and will be available in about half of 7-Eleven stores in the United States, which works out to around 3,000 stores.

"What this means to consumers is that they will have many convenient locations, most open 24/7, to buy value-priced video games," said Game Trading Technologies president and CEO Todd Hays. "The program is available to all 7-Eleven US franchisees, and we hope to have most US stores on board by September."

I think this is a pretty cool idea as long as it's promoted properly because most won't realize there's games for sell at a gas station. On a side note, I think it would be a good idea to sell an array of cheap PC games since Gamestop has all but done away with their PC Games inventory.