Second-hand gaming in Montreal typically sells for C$9 to C$1,700 (about $7 to $1,200). Retro titles answer to scarcity and to how well the box and manual survived, and a complete boxed copy can be worth many times a loose disc. Anything still current is held down by the price of a new one.
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Buying gaming in Montreal
Montreal has the most distinctive moving culture in the country: a very large share of leases end on the same day at the start of July, and for about a week the entire city changes address at once. The second-hand market is built around that single date.
Regional coding still catches people out, and a disc or cartridge from the wrong territory may simply refuse to run. Trying the exact combination in front of you removes a problem that is tedious to unpick afterwards.
What to check in person
Check the storage and see how much is genuinely free, and confirm any download codes were never redeemed, since a used code is worth nothing. On cartridge machines, inspect the contacts and the label, which is where counterfeits give themselves up.
Collecting it in Montreal
It fits in a bag, so most people meet on the way to something else. A station or a high street works, and neither side needs a car.
The outdoor staircases that front so many buildings here are narrow, steep and often spiral, and they defeat more furniture than anything else. Establish the stairs before the price, and remember that winter makes all of it considerably harder.
Selling your gaming in Montreal free
The July moving week produces a concentration of second-hand furniture that has no real equivalent elsewhere in Canada. Prices in the days either side of it are the lowest of the year, and the choice is at its widest.
Photograph the machine actually powered up and running a game, which answers the only question that matters. Give the model and revision number from the underside, and state the storage size rather than leaving it to be guessed. Peaks sharply before Christmas and again when a new console generation is announced.
Interac e-Transfer is the norm and is instant and traceable, which suits a private sale well. It is what most buyers will suggest before anything else.
Gaming worth listing in Montreal
Same region (Quebec)
If nothing in Montreal suits, Quebec City, Laval and Gatineau each have their own gaming page, and a seller will often meet part of the way for something worth the trip.
More in Montreal: everything second hand in Montreal, or Gaming across Canada.
Prices converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate; sellers set their own price.