subject: How to make money from video games [print this page] How to make money from video games How to make money from video games
So you have decided to sell video games to make profits? It would seem the easiest way to source stock would be to contact a trade wholesaler and purchase your stock from them. In most industries this would work, and with certain video game titles it will. However if you are looking to sell new video games and earn a profit that makes it worthwhile, you will need to think outside the box, and this is where Game Deals UK will come into play.
For example, LA Noir is a new triple A rated game due out in the next few months, I have contacted one of the leading wholesalers in the UK and they are offering LA Noir for 32.00 + VAT. So including VAT you would pay 38.40 per copy + delivery, the more stock you buy the cheaper this would become, but you would need to order hundreds of copies to make a big difference to the unit price. YOU CANNOT MAKE ANY PROFIT AT THESE PRICES!!!!
If you were to buy from an online retailer on pre-order or release week you may purchase the game for 30 and if you wait a few weeks it will drop lower, and it is at this point that the maximum profit can be made by re-selling through Ebay, Play or Amazon to name the key players. If you are looking to sell offline then even bigger profits can be made as you can charge more and you wont have to pay listing fees or postage charges.
Just take a look at the many of the sellers on Ebay, they are not big companies, but small 'bedroom retailers' who have seized the power of the internet and are using it their advantage and taking their share of this lucrative market. You too can make money from buying and selling video games, the internet has made the world a smaller place and its now easy to trade all over the EU and beyond. So what have you got to lose?
There are many resources on the internet for find video game deals from retailers that can be resold for a profit.
