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I sold a good number of games last year, and I won't lie, the productivity shame/depression/need to feel rid of them were factors. I can't say I really regret it yet, but maybe that's just me still not getting out of that depression. I've definitely regretted getting rid of stuff in the past, but not these recent ones. But I will say I made a point only to sell ones that didn't have a lot of sentimental value, that I figured I had very little chance of playing again, and that I could inexpensively re-acquire again if needed. I've resisted selling my childhood games just out of the sentimentality factor, since I have other means to play them, but I feel like those are ones I'd actually regret if I got rid of them.

I did it almost all on eBay. I didn't have a single person try to scam me and say it didn't work. I would always take a picture of the game running to have as much proof as possible. I don't know if that actually protects you should they try to make a claim against you, but it at least is probably a deterrent. That and the fact that most people are trustworthy folks who just want the game. I have reservations about that, as well as about meeting CL people, but it's pretty unlikely that something bad will happen. Even if you do get screwed over and end up losing a game or two for nothing, you still probably net way more overall than selling those games to a reseller.

I have a spreadsheet with all the stuff I sold and after eBay fees I got 78% of the sale value, which isn't great, but my experience with games resellers (which is ages ago at this point) is you'll probably get like a third, maybe half if you're lucky.