How to Get the Video Games You Want While Saving Money

By Philip Woods

Have you seen how much the video games cost now? A lot of them are very expensive. A game can often go as high as $100. Only one game can cost this and think of the number of games these gamers own. The pricier games are new releases usually. How can you successfully get the games you want and save money too?

You can of course rent the games instead of buying them, the movie rental stores offer this service. This lets you try the game out before buying it, this way you don't have to keep a game you don't enjoy. Because they cost so much you don't need to spend too much money for a game that you may not like to play.

You can also find stores that rent video games along with the playing systems for them. This offers you the choice of paying a fee monthly or just renting when you want.

Many of these stores also have previously played games for sale. This is a much cheaper alternative to buying them brand new. They guarantee the games as well so if something happens that it will not work, you can always take it back and exchange for another.

There are rental clubs online too that you buy a membership to and then they mail you some games you select on a monthly basis. The big advantage for this is that you pay a monthly fee, they send you the games you want and you get to play it until you tire of it. They you just send back the game and a different one is mailed to you.

With a bit of looking you can find other methods for getting video games cheaper than buying the games new. Check out your pawn shops that are near you. Many will need cash and pawn their games intending on getting them out of hock, but can't. A pawn shop then sells the games at inexpensive prices offering you a bargain.

Thrift stores and flea markets are other places to find the systems and the games to go with them. At flea markets you can usually bargain down the prices if you disagree with them. Most of the vendors at the flea markets off their merchandise are lower prices than the items would cost new even if they still are in their boxes.

Video gamers can find clubs online too. These clubs are great for buying or swapping games you wish to try. This is a great choice for finding games you have tried out and wish to add to the ones you already own for a discounted price. You can also find games that are older as well. - 29872

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