Used game controllers in Memphis typically sell for $20 to $67. Controllers are judged on stick drift and trigger wear, and drift is the fault that ends most of them.
Selling a game controller in Memphis
Memphis is a logistics city with a music history that still shapes what people collect. Records and instruments have a real local audience, and the freight economy means tools and equipment move steadily.
Logistics employment turns households over steadily, and the city’s affordability means more people own than rent in the outer neighbourhoods, so what appears there is usually a real clear-out rather than a move.
The city is easy to drive and parking is rarely a problem, which makes furniture and equipment collection straightforward. Most people arrange to meet somewhere central rather than travelling out to a suburb.
On records, ask about the sleeve and the vinyl separately. Humidity here is hard on cardboard, and a well-kept record in a ring-worn sleeve is a very different purchase from the reverse.
Memphis, in Tennessee, has around 635,000 people, which means a steady local market where the usual things move reliably and the unusual ones are worth listing with a wider radius in mind. Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Memphis
USPS, UPS and FedEx all cover the country. USPS Ground Advantage is normally cheapest for anything under a few pounds in weight; above that the gap narrows quickly.
What game controllers are worth
What lifts the price
- Responsive triggers and bumpers
- Original cables and any dongles
What pulls it down
- Stick drift, the standard failure
- Third-party controllers, worth very little
Working out what yours is worth
- Test both sticks for drift in a calibration screen
- Confirm any dongle or cable is included
Getting it ready
- Test both sticks in a controller-test menu and watch for any movement when you are not touching them.
- Press every button and both triggers, checking for sticking or unresponsive inputs.
Photograph
- The controller from the front, whole
- The charging port or battery compartment, plus any crack, worn grip or missing rubber
Put in the description
- Platform and exact model or generation
- Condition of grips, triggers and buttons
Cheap and easy to post in a padded box. Reset the controller and unpair it from your console first so it pairs cleanly for the buyer.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
Same region (Tennessee)
Common questions
Where can I sell a game controller in Memphis?
List it free here and arrange the handover with the buyer yourself. The city is easy to drive and parking is rarely a problem, which makes furniture and equipment collection straightforward. Most people arrange to meet somewhere central rather than travelling out to a suburb.
Does it come with a cable?
Mention it. Cables are cheap but a controller arriving without one cannot be charged or paired immediately.
How much is a game controller worth in Memphis?
Most used game controllers change hands for $20 to $67. Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a game controller across the United States, what game controllers are worth, everything second hand in Memphis, or Gaming in Memphis.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.