I’ve been trying to sell my deck (64gb, like new, only 3 months old) for a couple weeks now. Marketplace, Swappa, OfferUp… But I get zero bites. It’s in excellent condition, with screen protector and no controller drift and I’ve priced it lower than others I’ve seen sell. I have pictures of all sides, with it on and showing a game. I’m wondering what I need to do to sell it, what am I missing?
I want to get the new deck, but unload this one first, it’s more than $100 cheaper than I got it for which means way less than the new decks are going for.
Any suggestions? Or is nobody buying used decks now?
I’m in the market for a used Steam Deck, and will only buy one if it’s under $200
You just beat me to saying the same thing, I’m also in the market and I’m watching for sub-$200 units, especially for a unit that’s only got the 64GB storage in it.
Not selling? Drop the price.
Already dropped the price? Keep on dropping til it sells.I sold for 268$
I feel like selling it internationally is your best bet. Find someone in Australia and sell it to them for fair shipping.
Selling it locally is just going to make you tear your hair out. You’re trying to sell a popular device that has just had a refresh and a fair sale, outside of Facebook Marketplace or somewhere where a buyer is, quite frankly, not knowledgeable, I feel like your chances are just very slim.
On the other hand, Australian’s are looking at ~$1,200 AUD for a “new” high model that someone else bought and supposedly didn’t use.
You’d be doing the Steam Deck community a favor by selling it to an enthusiast without charging them extra just because they’re down under.
Sorry friend, Valve absolutely cratered the resale value of LCD Decks with the OLED launch and restructuring.
I was considering selling my Deck and moving to the Go in the days before the announcement, and the very day I decided to sell, Valve put out that press release. Instantly new LCD Decks were $150ish cheaper, so that just comes right off the top of what you could get for a used one.
I just bought a used Steamdeck (512GB) a few weeks ago. Not sure what you’re pricing it at, but they were going for ~$400 around here (Denver). The person I bought it from dropped the price another $50 to get it sold, which makes me assume they had it posted for a while…
Price it to move.
I priced it at $265, if you look at recently sold prices, 279$ is what others have been paying
You’re pricing it too high. Referb 64GB models from Valve are selling for the same price, and those come with a warranty and are verified tested from Valve.
Plus, almost anyone buying a 64GB model will be upgrading the internal ssd, so that’s another 50-100 dollars depending on the ssd they choose.
So honestly most people are probably not going to be interested unless its around $200 or a little more.
If you’re not willing to cave on the price, then you’ll just have to leave it up for a long time and hope somebody comes along willing to buy it at your price.
Rule of thumb selling used stuff: it’s never worth as much as you think/hope it is. Just take the loss and sell at a bargin. I used to do tons of garage/yard sale buying and selling, and I never bought stuff unless it was a fantastic deal, and I struggled to ever sell anything unless it was priced as a fantastic deal.
Someone bought it for 279, so not too high!
Right on.
Damn, is that for the 512GB version? I should have waited…
I think with the recent price drop of the LCD models and the launch of the OLED ones, the 64GB LCD one is in a very tough place. I’ve sold my 256GB LCD one for only 200€. I’ve could have gotten much more a week before the OLED announcement but then I had no motivation to sell it in the first place. I wanted to upgrade to OLED and that’s where I am now.
The local market for a steamdeck is going to be ziltch unless you live in a major metropolitan area. Not many people are going to be in the market for one in the first place.
I love these posts with only partial information. How are we supposed to help this person?
Not sure what other information you’re looking for. Their social security number? DNA profile? Top 3 favorite movies?
Post was pretty darn clear on what the issue was lol.
How much are you selling it for and where is local? If it’s worth that much why don’t you sell it on eBay? He added the price after I posted.
