How to Save Cash and Still Get the Video Games You Like

By Philip Woods

Have you noticed how much video games cost today? Some are real pricy. Games can cost as high as $100. This is just for one single game and think of how many games the average person owns for his or her gaming The more expensive games are usually the new releases. How can you save cash on buying these games that you like to play?

With the video games having such popularity today the movie rental stores even rent them. This is an ideal way to test any game before purchasing the game and keep you from owning a game that you wind up not liking. You will spend less money playing some games to see if you like them first, that are real expensive to buy.

In addition, there are video game stores that just rent the games and the systems. This allows a choice of renting on a casual basis or joining and paying a monthly price. Some of these stores will run specials that allow you to keep the game for so long for one price. This gives you the option of having several days to check out the game before you have to return it to the store.

Several of the stores offer special deals that permit you to play the games for a fairly long length of time at a bargain price. This allows you the choice of keeping the games for days before you have to turn it back in at the store.Numerous stores offer used games at a bargain price. This is an inexpensive option to purchasing brand new games. The stores give you a guarantee that the games will work, this allows you to return or exchange it in the event it doesn't work.

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.

Check into other choices for obtaining video games at lower cost than buying them new. Search through the pawn shops. Many times when people are hurting for money they will pawn all sorts of things including their video games, with plans of getting them back, which fall through. The pawn shops then have to sell the games at quite low prices, to recoup their money and provide you with a deal in the process.

Other great places to find games and systems at discounted prices are thrift stores and flea markets. You can even do price haggling at the flea markets to get the price down even more. Even if you don't get the exact price you want it will still be lower than new. Most of the flea market booth owners will have their products marked with prices that are much less than the new ones even when they are still in original packaging.

There are also online clubs for video gamers. This can be another way of exchanging or buying games that you may want to try. This is another option of finding ones you have already played and know you want to add to your collection without paying an expensive price. This is an excellent way of finding older games as well. - 29872

About the Author:

Sign Up for our Free Newsletter

Enter email address here