Digital Products for Your Video Game Reselling Business
Digital products are a natural extension of a video game reselling operation. While your primary income comes from buying and selling physical inventory, digital products let you monetize the expertise you’ve built—your knowledge of game values, market trends, grading standards, and sourcing strategies. These products require minimal ongoing cost to deliver and can generate revenue while you’re sourcing or fulfilling orders, making them an efficient way to scale your income without proportionally scaling your time investment.
The customers for these products are other resellers entering the market, casual gamers interested in building valuable collections, and small business owners looking to launch their own reselling operations. Your credibility as an active reseller gives you a significant advantage over generic “make money online” creators.
Video Game Pricing Database and Guide
What it is: A searchable PDF or spreadsheet containing current market values for 500+ games across multiple platforms (NES, SNES, Genesis, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, GameCube, etc.), updated quarterly with real eBay sold listings and grading multipliers.
Who buys it: New resellers who lack the experience to quickly identify which games hold value, and collectors who want to know what their collection is worth.
How to create it: Document games you’ve actually sold, track their final prices, and organize by platform, condition grade, and region. Use real data from your own sales history and completed eBay listings. Update the guide every three months to reflect market shifts. Include a methodology section explaining how you determined prices and how buyers should adjust for condition and market timing.
Where to sell it: Gumroad works well for this because it supports file delivery and allows you to set up automatic refunds if the guide becomes outdated. You can also sell through your own Shopify store or as an add-on product on Etsy if you already have a storefront presence there.
Realistic income: $15–40 per unit sold. With consistent marketing to reseller communities, you could reasonably sell 20–50 copies monthly, generating $300–2,000 per month if actively promoted.
Game Grading and Authentication Checklist
What it is: A practical checklist or video guide showing exactly how to assess video game condition (label wear, box creasing, disc scratches, seal integrity), with photo examples for each grade level (Mint, Near Mint, Excellent, Good, Fair, Poor).
Who buys it: Resellers who are nervous about grading accurately, sellers on Facebook Marketplace or local platforms who want to describe condition properly, and collectors buying used games who want to know what to expect.
How to create it: Photograph games you own at different condition grades, annotating specific damage (spine creases, label spots, disc rot signs). Create a downloadable PDF with side-by-side photos and descriptions, or shoot a short video walkthrough. Keep it honest—show real examples of cosmetic damage that doesn’t affect playability versus damage that does.
Where to sell it: Gumroad or SendOwl both work for delivering PDFs or video content. You can also bundle this with the pricing guide to increase perceived value.
Realistic income: $5–15 per copy. This is a lower-priced, narrower product, so expect 30–80 sales monthly if promoted to reseller forums and Reddit communities, generating $150–1,200 monthly.
Sourcing Location and Strategy Blueprint
What it is: A detailed guide documenting your best sourcing locations (thrift stores, pawn shops, estate sales, Facebook Marketplace, local auctions, college towns), what to look for at each, seasonal timing, and negotiation scripts that actually work.
Who buys it: Resellers struggling to find consistent inventory at reasonable prices, and people considering starting a reselling business who want to know if sourcing is feasible in their area.
How to create it: Document your actual sourcing routine: which stores you visit weekly, typical pricing you negotiate, seasonal patterns you’ve noticed. Include photos of successful hauls and the locations where you found them. Create a spreadsheet template showing how to track sourcing costs versus resale value. Be specific about geography—include examples from your region and note which strategies transfer to other locations.
Where to sell it: Your own website or Gumroad is best here, since you’re selling your personal methodology. You could also promote it in reseller Facebook groups and Reddit communities like r/Flipping.
Realistic income: $20–50 per copy. This is valuable intel for serious resellers, so you could realistically sell 15–40 copies monthly, generating $300–2,000 monthly.
eBay Optimization Templates and Listings
What it is: A set of pre-written, tested eBay listing templates covering the 20 most commonly resold games, including optimized titles, descriptions, photographs setups, and keyword strategies that drive search visibility and conversions.
Who buys it: Busy resellers who want to reduce listing time, beginners who aren’t confident in their eBay copywriting, and resellers looking to improve listing consistency and conversion rates.
How to create it: Document your actual high-performing listings—the ones that sold fastest or at the highest prices relative to demand. Extract the title structure, keyword placement, and description formatting that worked. Create editable templates that resellers can modify with their own inventory. Include A/B testing notes explaining why certain descriptions outperform others.
Where to sell it: Gumroad or Etsy (as downloadable templates) both work well. Consider a bundle: templates + pricing guide for a discounted price.
Realistic income: $12–25 per purchase. With good visibility in reseller communities, expect 25–60 sales monthly, generating $300–1,500 monthly.
Collection Building Strategy Workbook
What it is: An interactive workbook helping collectors plan a themed collection (complete NES library, all Zelda games, Nintendo 64 RPGs) with budget planning, grading targets, and acquisition roadmaps.
Who buys it: Serious collectors who want to approach their hobby strategically, buyers who’ve spent money haphazardly and want structure going forward, and gift-givers looking for something unique for collector friends.
How to create it: Design a PDF workbook with sections on defining collection goals, setting realistic budgets, prioritizing acquisitions, and tracking progress. Include price-by-platform tables and templates for logging owned versus wanted items. Pull from your own collecting experience if you maintain one.
Where to sell it: Etsy reaches collectors well. You can also sell through Gumroad and promote on gaming collector forums and Discord servers.
Realistic income: $12–20 per copy. Collectors are smaller but passionate audiences; expect 20–40 sales monthly, generating $240–800 monthly.
Packaging and Shipping Standards Video Course
What it is: A short video course (3–5 videos, 15–25 minutes total) showing how to safely package games for shipment, protect valuable items during transit, choose appropriate shipping methods, and handle damaged shipments to minimize buyer returns and disputes.
Who buys it: New resellers anxious about shipping fragile items, sellers experiencing high return rates, and international resellers wanting to minimize customs and damage issues.
How to create it: Film yourself packing several games of different values and conditions. Show your actual materials, explain why you chose them, and demonstrate common mistakes. Keep videos short (3–5 minutes each) and practical. Host on Teachable, Kajabi, or even YouTube with gated access through Gumroad.
Where to sell it: Gumroad or a self-hosted platform like Teachable. You could also sell single videos or bundle all videos as a course.
Realistic income: $15–40 per enrollment. Video courses have higher perceived value; expect 15–35 sales monthly if promoted, generating $225–1,400 monthly.
Local Market Research Template
What it is: A spreadsheet and guide helping resellers analyze local market conditions, competitive pricing on specific games, average sell-through times in their region, and which platforms have the strongest local demand.
Who buys it: Resellers wanting to optimize inventory choices for their specific market, and people considering starting a reselling business in a new city.
How to create it: Build a customizable spreadsheet template with sections for tracking local eBay prices, Facebook Marketplace rates, and local pawn shop pricing. Include instructions for completing the analysis. Provide your own market analysis as an example (anonymized by location).
Where to sell it: Gumroad works well; promote in location-specific Facebook groups and reseller subreddits.
Realistic income: $10–18 per copy. More niche product; expect 15–30 sales monthly, generating $150–540 monthly.
Getting Started With Digital Products
- Start with the Video Game Pricing Database. You already track prices in your business—document what you know and package it as a guide. This is the fastest product to create because you’re organizing existing knowledge, not inventing new content.
- Choose one sales platform. Open a Gumroad account (easiest setup) or create a simple Shopify store. Gumroad requires minimal overhead and handles payment processing automatically.
- Create one polished product. Don’t launch six products at once. Finish the pricing guide completely, test it yourself, and get feedback from a friend before listing it.
- Write clear, specific product descriptions. Describe exactly what the buyer receives, what problem it solves, and who it’s for. Use the same language your customers use.
- Price competitively but not cheaply. A $15 guide signals higher quality and expertise than a $3 guide. You’re selling professional knowledge, not bargain-bin content.
- Promote where resellers gather. Share your product in Reddit communities (r/Flipping, r/gamecollecting), Facebook reseller groups, and reseller Discord servers. Offer a small discount for early buyers or referrals.
- Create a second product within 30 days. Once the first one is stable, launch the Grading Checklist or Sourcing Blueprint while momentum is building.
Pricing Your Digital Products
Price based on the time and expertise required to create the product, not on production cost. A video game reseller has hard-won knowledge about pricing, grading, and sourcing that beginners and casual collectors lack. That knowledge is worth paying for. Charge $10–50 per product depending on depth and complexity. Pricing too low signals low quality and undersells your expertise; pricing too high excludes the audience you’re trying to reach.
Test pricing by starting at your target price, then dropping it 20% if sales stall after two weeks. Track which products sell fastest and adjust accordingly. Consider occasional promotions—a 25% discount for 48 hours—to drive urgency and new customer acquisition, but keep the regular price firm. Your goal is consistent, sustainable income, not one-time bulk sales.