Good is the grade most second-hand gaming gear is actually sold at — roughly 65% of top price, or $4 to $788 across the category (about £3 to £585). Played a lot and working properly: it loads every disc, the fans are noisy but fine, the sticks centre. Drift or a failed drive is Fair.
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 Like New Gaming Gear and one step down is Fair Gaming Gear.
What gaming gear is worth here
| Grade | Share of top price | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Like New | about 85% | $6 to $1,031 |
| Good | about 65% | $4 to $788 |
| Fair | about 45% | $3 to $546 |
Guide ranges, not quotes, at £1 ≈ $1.35 (August 2026). All five grades.
What to check before you buy
- Game Boy — Power it on and check the display for dead lines
- Game Controller — Test both sticks for drift in a calibration screen
- Gaming Chair — Sit in it and time whether the height holds
- Gaming Headset — Test both channels and record a microphone sample
- Gaming Monitor — Display full-screen black and white images to find faults
- Gaming PC — List the exact GPU, CPU, memory and storage
- Nintendo Games — Check the cartridge contacts for corrosion
- Nintendo Switch — Identify which model you have: standard, OLED or Lite
- Nintendo Wii — Identify whether it is an early model with GameCube ports
Listing at the Good grade
Film it loading a game from cold. Load time and drive noise are what a buyer worries about and neither shows in a photograph.
Shots that carry the most weight in gaming gear:
- Nintendo Wii — The console with all controllers, cables and sensor bar laid out
- PS4 — The console as it will be handed over, front and side
- PS5 — The console standing as it will be handed over, front and side
- PS5 Games — The games laid out with spines and artwork visible
On a typical $396 listing, a marketplace charging 20% takes $79, one charging 13.6% takes $54 and one charging 10% takes $40. WishThrift charges neither side, so you keep the whole $396. Listing is free.
Browse gaming gear
See every listing at the Good 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, Fair, For Parts.
Common questions
Does the disc drive still read every game?
Scuffed shell, thumbstick tops worn smooth, discs with faint hairlines that still read first time, dust in the vent grilles.
What is the difference between Good and Fair gaming gear?
Anything falling short of Good is graded Fair Gaming Gear.