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GameStop got over 80,000 items during ‘Trade Anything Day.’ Here are the most notable

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The trade-in promotion yielded a variety of strange items, from Air Jordans to a taxidermied bobcat.

WASHINGTON — GameStop’s first-ever “Trade Anything Day” yielded over 80,000 trade-ins, including some puzzling items.

The single-day promotion on Dec. 6 allowed customers to virtually trade “anything” for a $5 store credit toward merchandise, video games and more. The “Trade Anything Day” promotion expanded the parameters of the gaming store’s usual trade-in policy to include a range of items, including taxidermy. 

The items needed to fit a 20x20x20 measuring box, but employees had discretion to reject any items. GameStop had also released a list of banned items ahead of the promotion.

Customers brought in a variety of strange items, from Air Jordans to a taxidermied bobcat, according to the company.  

GameStop said guests also brought in a “significant number” of canned food donations for local food banks and pet shelters. 

GameStop said the most memorable trades were: 

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  • A tiny Jesus
  • A full creepy doll collection
  • Air Jordans
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  • A speed limit sign
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  • Friends DVD set
  • Bowling ball
  • A “happy heater.”
  • A framed dog portrait
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  • A literal can of whoop-ass
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  • A Wii Netflix disc
  • Non-alcoholic cider donated to store employees

How much store credit did customers get?

Customers who brought in a qualifying item received a $5 trade card that can be used in-store during the promotion or later. 

GameStop ‘Trade Anything Day’: What was not allowed?

While the promotion said “anything,” there were some legal and safety restrictions. The following items were not allowed, per GameStop’s policy.

  • Hazardous waste or material, chemicals, liquids. 
  • Lithium-ion batteries or items containing lithium-ion batteries. 
  • Weapons and ammo. 
  • Dead or live animals (Taxidermy items are valid for trade). 
  • Alcohol, Tobacco, drugs or pharmaceuticals (legal or not). 
  • Computers (such as desktops, laptops, notebooks, all-in-ones, minis, workstations, e-readers, tablets, thin clients, smart displays, virtual reality headsets with built-in processor, interactive flat panel displays with built-in processor), excluding certain MacBooks, GameStop normally accepts in trade. 
  • Computer peripherals intended for use with a computer and weighing less than 100 pounds (monitors, keyboards/keypads, mice/pointing devices, external hard drives (excluding those normally accepted in trade), facsimile machines, document scanners, printers, 3D printers, label printers, digital picture frames. 
  • Small electronic equipment (portable digital music players, VCRs, DVD players, DVRs, digital converter boxes, cable or satellite receivers, projectors, including those with DVD player capability). 
  • Small-scale servers.
  • Televisions.
  • Gift cards and other currency (foreign or domestic).
  • Jewelry. 
  • Sexual and explicit items. 
  • Items resembling body parts.