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magazine have cited trading sites, specifically GameTZ.com, to be excellent alternatives to selling games back to retail outlets at significantly reduced value. GameTZ.com has also been featured in other magazine articles and online reviews, as well as in a short TV news segment
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and a trading/matching system that contains many tools necessary for tracking and recording online trading transactions. GameTZ.com's offer system provides users with the ability to send and receive offers, check out trade details, shipping methods, and so on.
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The Used Game
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509:Osborne, Stephen (1996-12-23).
404:"Where To Ditch Old Videogames"
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48:GameTZ.com logo and screenshot.
402:Mary Jane Irwin (2009-01-06).
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302:"Barter for the better"
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288:References
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