GameStop said more than 80,000 items in all were brought in for credit on Saturday. Here are some of the other items: Posted on 12/10/2025 5:08:50 AM PST by DFG
SAN ANTONIO — When it comes to GameStop's eyebrow-raising "Trade Anything Day" – a promotion that encouraged customers to literally trade in anything (with some exceptions) at their local store this past Saturday – Texans didn't disappoint.
At least, one customer up in North Texas didn't.
GameStop shared that the zanier items brought in for trade-in credit at locations across the country included a bowling ball, a "full creepy doll collection," a speed limit sign and "Friends" on VHS.
Up in Corsicana, a small Navarro County community about an hour south of Dallas, someone received trade-in credit for a lanky taxidermied bobcat, according to the company. They were will within the promotion's rules: While GameStop warned that things like hazardous waste, computers, drugs, jewelry, and dead or live animals wouldn't be accepted on Saturday, the videogame store did say taxidermy would be deemed valid.
A goose A tiny Jesus Air Jordans A “happy heater” A framed dog portrait A literal can of whoop-ass A Wii Netflix disc Non-alcoholic cider donated to store employees
The company took to social media to share photos of other eye-opening items, including a stars-and-stripes biker helmet, gas mask and even a copy of the Declaration of Independence.
A company spokesperson said they gave out about $400,000 in $5 trade-in credit vouchers as a result of customers taking advantage of the promotion.
“Trade Anything Day was strange, sweet, and somehow perfectly us," the spokesperson said. "Our customers showed up with big imaginations trading in a ball of lint, plastic spoon, tiny Jesus and even a bobcat. We are very happy with the turnout, and everyone will have to stay tuned to see if we do it again.”
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So what does the company do with 80,000 pieces of junk?
Hella garage sale.
Why didn’t they take jewelry?
Fear of it being stolen, or the inability to determine if the stones were real?
Sell it on Ebay. One person's junk is another person's treasure....
What does a “Happy Heater” heat?
This sounds like a riddle.
A sparrow with a machine gun!
Correct, Robin. The only possible answer.
I can offer five dollars, but I’m taking a lot of risk on this...
Trade the wife for a $5 voucher?
A heck of a better way to unload her VS. the divorce.
Rotten timing...oh well...
Corsicana, Texas! Site of an early (1890’s) oil discovery that actually made some money. :)
Sell it as new, which is what they do with their games. You can buy a new video game from GameStop, and they'll send you someone's beat up old copy instead, sometimes not even in the original case. It's insane that gamers just go along with this.
You have to stomp a mud hole in them and walk it dry.
I see a lot of canned food in the photo. They probably donate what they can and take a tax writeoff. The publicity was advertising gold.
It must be ownership because paste gems are still worth more than a plastic spoon.
I don’t know...that stuffed cat is worth at least $5.
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