Amazon raised some eyebrows last week in the US with its announcement that it will take games in exchange for in-store credit.
Hard core gamers may be skeptical, but it is a clear move to extend Amazon’s current business model. The Amazon credit can be used towards any other product Amazon-wide, and the trade-in system can be transferred in the future to other product groups.
Sellers needn’t pay for shipping costs, and the trade-in program is being handled by NorAm International.
Gazelle.com received last November growth financing in the order of $6 million. Trade-a-Game in Germany received financing last summer from DuMont Ventures.
Originally posted in German by Jochen Krisch, adapted for excitingcommerce.com by Jason Soo.
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