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I was thinking yesterday about the fact that everything I buy gaming/technology-wise is ALWAYS brand new, whether that be the latest video game, phone, laptop or gadget. There have been numerous reports over the years of the pre-owned market having a detrimental effect on sales, and the money available to developers, publishers and creators for future projects.

 

For me, I think it's the underlying feeling of being the first person to have the specific physical object, and that no-one else has touched it or used it (and therefore it not being pristine) beforehand. I've never shopped at the likes of CeX or Grainger Games* either (although I have been in both shops).

 

I can see the pro-argument for pre-owned being that it is cheaper and that you don't necessarily NEED a brand new item, but what are the views of our members?

 

*I know Grainger Games sell new but their pre-owned market is massive compared to rival shops.

Hmm for games it depends on deals or price of new copy as some can be a bit expensive and being the saver I am could get pre-owned as its cheaper oops. Teach i prefer buying new in case it's faulty pre-owned.

There is no shops with pre-owned videogames in my country. :cry:

Edited January 8, 20187 yr by Good Old Days

I only go to CeX for discontinued games

CEX isn't even that much cheaper a lot of the time annoyingly :lol: I do get games there if they're like £10-£20 cheaper or if they're old ones I can't find anywhere else though. Tech I'd always rather get new, like a game I might well only play through once is ok for being old but a laptop, phone or console you're gonna want to last you a few years really. You don't know what condition it's in when you get it, I'm always worried I'd end up paying like say £300 for a good laptop and it breaks after a few months, I'd rather just pay the extra couple of hundred or whatever and get one that'll last.

With games I'm kind of new by default as my Steam library = my games library. Which I like, it means that I'm supporting the developers of the games I like when I buy a new game, even if I'm buying it in a sale as I always do. But I suppose you're talking about physicals in which case the last time I bought a physical game was a LONG TIME AGO.

 

Tech I have a mix with, there's no developers I want to support with most tech and I don't feel like I NEED the newest stuff, especially with a phone, my current phone is secondhand from my cousin and works fine. A computer I'd probably buy newer parts for but that's because I really care about the quality of my computer. Other tech that I just need for a specific purpose, like the phone, all that matters is that it works.

 

 

I always go with new! In regards to tech, I trust in it lasting longer if it's new, and I like it being pristine to begin with and being the only one to have used it.

With games I'm kind of new by default as my Steam library = my games library. Which I like, it means that I'm supporting the developers of the games I like when I buy a new game, even if I'm buying it in a sale as I always do. But I suppose you're talking about physicals in which case the last time I bought a physical game was a LONG TIME AGO.

 

Steam is the one from some reasons, because I don't buy any new PC games. :lol:

Somewhere from 2011-2012 year you necessarily need to have it, even for a physical games. :(

Edited January 9, 20187 yr by Good Old Days

I don't really buy games but when I did they were nearly always pre-owned, and even then they're still usually way too pricey for my liking.

Not really fussed about games, whatever is the best value. Tech is usually new, although when my PS3 died I replaced it with a pre-owned one

Most games I have are pre-owned, most places wont take them/resell them if they're not of a good quality so I never worry.

 

My first DS wa second hand and did me fine but otherwise my consoles were all new.

Edited January 14, 20187 yr by Regina

True, I've only ever had one game pre-owned that didn't work and that was Sonic & All Stars Racing on Wii that was like £2.50 in CEX at the time and I wasn't gonna go mad over £2.50.