Fair means a fault the seller has named, and it prices gaming gear at about 45% of the top grade: $3 to $546 across this category (about £2 to £405). A specific fault: stick drift, a drive that struggles with some discs, a dead HDMI port, or a case missing its manual and insert.
Where the line falls
Consoles die of heat and dust, discs die of scratches, and controllers die of stick drift long before anything else on the shelf gives out.
For comparison, one grade up is Good Gaming Gear and one step down is For Parts Gaming Gear.
What gaming gear is worth here
| Grade | Share of top price | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Good | about 65% | $4 to $788 |
| Fair | about 45% | $3 to $546 |
| For Parts | about 25% | $2 to $303 |
Guide ranges, not quotes, at £1 ≈ $1.35 (August 2026). All five grades.
What pulls the price down at this grade
- Game Boy — Screen scratches and dead lines in the display
- Game Controller — Stick drift, the standard failure
- Gaming Chair — Sinking gas lifts
- Gaming Headset — Flaking or crumbling ear pads
- Gaming Monitor — Dead or stuck pixels
- Gaming PC — Older graphics cards, which set the ceiling on the whole build
- Nintendo Games — Missing manuals and inserts on collectable titles
- Nintendo Switch — Joy-Con drift, which buyers assume is present unless you say otherwise
- Nintendo Wii — Missing sensor bars and proprietary cables
Listing at the Fair grade
Say which discs it fails on and which it reads, and name the drift direction. Specifics here are worth more than an apology.
Shots that carry the most weight in gaming gear:
- Retro Console — The console with all controllers and leads laid out together
- Steam Deck — The device powered on, showing the interface
- Video Games — The full set laid out, spines and artwork visible
- VR Headset — The headset and both controllers together
On a typical $274 listing, a marketplace charging 20% takes $55, one charging 13.6% takes $37 and one charging 10% takes $27. WishThrift charges neither side, so you keep the whole $274. Listing is free.
Browse gaming gear
See every listing at the Fair grade, or the whole Gaming category at every grade. The grade is the seller’s own; WishThrift does not inspect or verify items.
Other grades in gaming gear: New with Tags, Like New, Good, For Parts.
Common questions
Which games does it fail to load?
Usable but compromised, with a fault that shows up in play rather than one that stops the machine turning on.
What is the difference between Fair and For Parts gaming gear?
Anything falling short of Fair is graded For Parts Gaming Gear.