{
  "id": 1776256,
  "title": "GameStop Customer Trades in Hundreds of Broken Consoles for More Than $10,000 in Store Credit",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/gamestop-customer-trades-in-hundreds-of-broken-consoles-for-more-than",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-18T18:20:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/gamestop-customer-trades-in-hundreds-of-broken-consoles-for-more-than-10000-in-store-credit"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Clackamas, Oregon, a GameStop customer made headlines in August 2026 by trading in hundreds of broken consoles to accumulate over $10,000 in store credit. While GameStop is known for offering low trade-in values, this customer's haul was notably substantial. The company shared photos of the customer's collection, which included various generations of consoles such as PSPs, Nintendo Switches, a vintage Game Boy, and an original NES. The customer proudly displayed his earnings, showing off his \"money spread\" of GameStop gift cards. Despite this impressive trade-in, many netizens questioned whether he could have obtained a higher value by selling the consoles on platforms like eBay.",
  "summary": "A GameStop customer from Clackamas, Oregon is going viral after trading in hundreds of old, busted consoles to earn over $10,000 in store credit from the games retailer.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Tom's Hardware",
        "title": "GameStop customer earned over $10,000 in store credit from a stack of broken consoles — traded 'hundreds' of PlayStations, Xboxes, Game Boys, Switches, and more",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/gamestop-customer-earned-over-10-000-in-store-credit-from-a-stack-of",
        "published": "2026-08-18T11:12:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}