Which Pays More For Used Games?

We priced all 21 games CATRP quoted, same day, same condition. Across the 16 that count toward the basket, we paid $1,080.51 against CATRP's $791.36 — a $289.15 lead. CATRP didn't beat us on a single title in this dataset — one tie (Okami, no confirmed comp on file), everything else went our way. Full row-by-row numbers are below.

CATRP is a real, established retro games shop with a published condition floor — 8/10 or better — a deduction schedule, and a searchable top-dollar buy list (sell.catrp.com/topdollar). What we couldn't find is a percentage formula — so you can look up whether they buy a title, but not what cut of its value you're actually getting before you ship. Cart-A-Vision's rate is fixed, published, and every price on this page is sourced and dated.

If the deciding factor is checking a rate before you ship, Cart-A-Vision publishes its formula on every value page: 55% of comp cash for games (85% on high-value titles, 40% on loose discs under $30, 30–40% on Xbox 360 / Xbox One / PS4 games under $15), or 85% (100% on games $30+, 60% on loose discs under $30) in store credit — plus TCG singles, outside CATRP's matched dataset on this page entirely.

Yes — the one shop in our survey that does. All offers are based on items that are in 8/10 condition or better. That's linked from their footer, not shown on the quote page itself. Deductions run 10% to 100% depending on the category (see the table below). CAV has no condition floor, and its condition rates are published as exact numbers, not ranges (cart-a-vision.com/condition-rates): describe the real condition, Mint through doesn't power on at all, and the number reflects it.

Our dataset only has CATRP's cash offers. We found no published store-credit rate or percentage to compare against our own published 85%/100% credit tiers, so that row stays blank rather than guessed.

In this dataset: yes, on every title but a tie. That's 21 real games, same day, no titles left off the page — not a cherry-picked handful. Re-quoted quarterly, so if that ever changes, this page changes with it.

Yes. CATRP won't ding you for: A case that's broken, chipped, or covered in stickers (cover-art rules still apply); Missing charger or stylus on a handheld; Missing AV/HDMI cables; Dry save batteries on Pokémon cartridges; A disc that needs resurfacing, as long as it's repairable. Worth saying plainly — everything else on their schedule still runs 10% to 100%.

Every CATRP quote in our dataset is for a classic/retro-era title — Sega Genesis, NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, PS1, PS2, GBA. That's what we tested; we're not claiming they don't buy anything beyond it. Cart-A-Vision's own published scope covers 35 platforms including current-generation consoles, plus TCG singles across Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece at 75% cash (up to 85% on cards comped $200+).

Decline it and it ships back at our cost — no restocking fee, no obligation. We checked directly for a published return or decline policy on CATRP's site and found nothing stated.