Second-hand gaming in Exeter typically sells for £5 to £900 (about $7 to $1,200). Generation and completeness set the price. A console with its original controller, cables and box is worth substantially more than the same console loose in a carrier bag.
Buying gaming in Exeter
Exeter has a cathedral with the longest uninterrupted medieval vaulted ceiling anywhere, a university that dominates the north of the city and a quayside on the Exe that is the centre of local outdoor life. It is the regional capital for the south-west peninsula.
Older machines depend on cables and power supplies that are now hard to source separately, and a console arriving without the right one is unusable. Seeing the whole set connected and working is the only way to know it is complete.
What to check in person
Play for a good while rather than a minute, because overheating and fan trouble only show once the machine is warm. Push both sticks through their full range to find drift, and try each trigger and shoulder button in turn.
Collecting it in Exeter
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 quayside and the cathedral green are the landmarks everyone uses. The city is built on a hill above the river, so ask about steps for anything heavy; the centre itself has extensive pedestrian zones.
Selling your gaming in Exeter free
The university is large relative to the city and clears student housing every June, which is the dominant cycle. Outdoor and water equipment moves constantly given the moors and the coast either side.
Blow out the vents and wipe the controllers down beforehand, since these collect dust in a way buyers notice immediately. Be plain about stick drift, a noisy drive or a scratched disc, and have a television to hand so it can be demonstrated properly. Peaks sharply before Christmas and again when a new console generation is announced.
Most private sales settle by bank transfer or cash on collection. Faster Payments clear in seconds, which makes a transfer as safe as cash for the seller — wait for it to land before the item leaves your hands.
Gaming worth listing in Exeter
Same region (England)
If nothing in Exeter suits, London, Birmingham and Leeds each have their own gaming page, and a seller will often meet part of the way for something worth the trip.
More in Exeter: everything second hand in Exeter, or Gaming across the United Kingdom.
Prices converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate; sellers set their own price.