A For Parts listing is priced for what can be recovered from it rather than for use, so gaming gear at this grade is worth roughly 25% of top price — $2 to $303 (about £1 to £225). Not booting, overheating out, or a disc too scratched to read. Bought for the drive, the board, the shell or the controller parts.
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 Fair Gaming Gear.
What gaming gear is worth here
| Grade | Share of top price | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| 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 the price reflects at this grade
- PS4 — Loud fan noise, very common on original launch units
- PS5 — Missing HDMI or power cables, which buyers must replace immediately
- PS5 Games — Deep scratches causing read errors
- Retro Console — Yellowed plastic from sun exposure
- Steam Deck — Joystick drift, the most common reported fault
- Video Games — Disc scratches deep enough to cause read errors
- VR Headset — Scratched lenses, often caused by sunlight through the headset
- Xbox One — Missing the bulky external power supply on original units
- Xbox Series X — Console-only listings with no controller
Listing at the For Parts grade
State whether it powers on at all, and whether the fault appeared suddenly or gradually. Repairers price those two cases very differently.
Shots that carry the most weight in gaming gear:
- Xbox One — The console, controller and all cables laid out together
- Xbox Series X — The console upright as it will be handed over
- Game Boy — The screen straight on, revealing any missing lines or scratches
- Game Controller — A controller-test screen showing stick position at rest
On a typical $152 listing, a marketplace charging 20% takes $30, one charging 13.6% takes $21 and one charging 10% takes $15. WishThrift charges neither side, so you keep the whole $152. Listing is free.
Browse gaming gear
See every listing at the For Parts 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, Fair.
Common questions
Does it power on at all?
Dead or unreliable to the point of being unplayable, but with recoverable components and an intact case.
What is the difference between For Parts and Fair gaming gear?
Anything falling short of For Parts is graded Fair Gaming Gear.