Sell Nintendo games by mail.

The people quoting your games collect this stuff themselves. We’ve been buying since 2005: $12M+ paid out across 100,000+ transactions.

No listing every cartridge one at a time, no answering messages from strangers, no packing dozens of separate boxes. One list, one quote, one shipment, one payment.

We work from recent sold listings and auction results, not an old price guide. No pressure either way: accept the quote or keep your collection.

You see the quote and its terms first and accept them in writing. Until then your collection stays with you. On collections we value at $250 or more, we send the prepaid label.

PayPal, Venmo or a mailed check. The number we both sign off on is the number you’re paid.

Jay’s runs three brick-and-mortar stores in Iowa, open seven days a week, with a crew that handles collectibles every day.

• Labels. Tears, fading, writing or stickers on each cartridge label.
• Boxed games. List the dust sleeve, insert and manual for each box, if you have them.
• Battery saves. Games that save progress on the cartridge may no longer hold a save. Say if you know.
• Console. The original front-loader or the later top-loader, with controllers, AC adapter and the RF switch or AV cable. Say whether it powers on and reads games.

• Labels. Wear, writing or stickers on each cartridge label.
• Boxes. Super Nintendo boxes are cardboard. Note creases, tears and crushed corners, and list any inserts, maps or posters inside.
• Battery saves. Games that save on the cartridge may no longer hold a save. Say if you know.
• Console. The original model or the smaller later one, with controllers, AC adapter and AV cable. Say if the grey plastic has yellowed, and whether it powers on and reads games.

• Labels and boxes. Label wear on each cartridge. For boxed games, the cardboard box, the insert and the manual.
• Controllers. Say whether each analog stick is tight or loose.
• Paks. List any Controller Paks, Rumble Paks or Transfer Paks.
• Memory slot. Say whether the console has the Expansion Pak or the Jumper Pak in the slot on top.
• Console. AC adapter, AV cable and controllers. Say whether it powers on and reads games.

• Discs. GameCube games are small discs. Note scratches on the playing side.
• Cases. Case, cover art and manual for each game. For two-disc games, say whether both discs are there.
• Memory cards. List them, with the size printed on each card.
• Console. Colour, controllers, AC adapter and AV cable. Say whether the lid closes and it reads discs, and list a Game Boy Player if one is attached underneath.

• Model. Original Game Boy, Pocket, Color, Advance, Advance SP or Micro.
• Screen. Scratches on the screen cover, and any dead lines or dead pixels on the display.
• Battery cover and charging. Say whether the battery cover is there. For the SP and Micro, the charger and whether it holds a charge.
• Changes. Say if it has a replacement screen, backlight or shell.
• Cartridges. Label condition. Some games save on a battery inside the cartridge and may no longer hold a save.

• Model. DS, DS Lite, DSi or DSi XL.
• Hinge and screens. Say if the hinge is cracked, note scratches on both screens, and whether the touch screen responds.
• Stylus and charger. Whether both are there, and whether it holds a charge.
• Games. Each game card with its case, cover art and manual, or loose.

• Model. Which Switch it is: the original, Lite, OLED or Switch 2.
• Joy-Con. List them, and say if a stick drifts (moves on its own).
• What comes with it. Dock, AC adapter and HDMI cable for the models that use them. Say whether it powers on and holds a charge, and sign out of your account before it ships.
• Games. The cartridge in its original case with the cover art. Sealed copies: say sealed.