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Instead of the hassles and risk of Ebay auctions or selling out right you can go to a website that has trading of PC and console games as well as selling and buying outright. There is still the risk of trading with people who may try to rip you off but you are not really the one who is taking the risk, it's the other guys who are trading with you that are risking their games.

It goes like this; people sign up with the site and start out with a bio and page for their information and what games, dvds, music cds and books they want to trade. You then check out what people want to trade for your stuff and offer them a trade. When someone wants to trade you simply conclude the trade in the manner they want. Since they are taking the risk of trading with a newcomer to the site they get to choose how the items are mailed and who sends first, ie. Media mail with delivery confirmation, priority mail or whatever. As far as the who sends first part the person with more trades will probably want you to send your game first. Then when he gets his shipment and verifies you have done your part of a good trade he will send his to you.

There are quite a few options from the post office to mail stuff and that is how things are sent back and forth, through the US post office. When you send your stuff you should always use delivery confirmation, it only costs fifty cents or so. That way the other person knows where the package is. When your item gets there the other person checks it over and then mails your package to you the same way. Before the trade on your items page you check the condition of each game disc and you better be honest about any scratches or damage. They will certainly comment if you were not forthcoming with any damage to a game disc.

Once the trade is complete you both get to rate the other trader and make any comments about the trade. Of course there are risks and any trader can rip you off but it usually would not happen too often as you get to read all the comments and ratings of all traders right on their bio page. You can see how many years some of the people have been trading and how they have done at their trades. It is a really great site and set up with honest trading as a standard.

The one site I started trading at is called Game Trading Zone and the second one I have traded once at is called Trade Games Now. Both sites are nice and have been running for awhile, Game Trading Zone for over eight years and Trade Games Now has been up for over four years. They both warn about not trading two newcomers as you both do not have a reputation of good trading yet but even this is a low risk in my opinion. If someone wants to be ripping people off he will not be doing it on one of these smaller sites and he will not be doing it for long. The rating system will show any bad trades and getting someone to trade with you after a dispute will be rather hard. I have found that people want to be honest on these sites and most are. You can be sure that traders with years of good trading are there for just that, good honest trading.

I like the Game Trading Zone a little better than Trade Games Now but both sites are good for PC games, console games, DVDs and other trading in an honest and well managed system. The Game Trading Zone has a better computer system for searching and matching trades but Trade Games Now works well enough and also has a large number of traders. Both sites have over 3000 active traders, meaning they have signed on to the site in the last two months.

Both sites only allow you to have one user to trade per email address and I know that Game Trading Zone checks to see if users who have been banned from one city are trying to restart with a new email address and name in the same city. You could cheat if you wanted to but the effort of getting a new email address and creating a new name and such just would not be worth the effort. One thing you have to remember is the mailing address of the recipient of the package has to be a valid US post office address. So someone would have to rent a post office box or have another address to mail a package to in the town they live, not worth the effort and expense. You might as well go buy the games at GameStop or some other used game place.

Game trading, especially for PC games is a pretty good deal at both the sites, Game Trading Zone and Trade Games Now. You can trade console games at some stores like GameStop, but not PC games. This is a very good way to get new games that you want for the games you are no longer play and a pretty safe method of going about it. You can be sure that guys with years of good trading will not all of a sudden go bad and rip you off. Not if they want to continue to take advantage of a good thing. So go to both site and trade those used games for ones you want. Here are links to the sites, Good Trading.

Game Trading Zone: http://gametz.com/
Trade Games Now: http://www.tradegamesnow.com/homepage.cfm

Igrice Igre
Free online games for Christmas that are appropriate for children, fun and sometimes educational to boot are a must-have when you need to keep the youngster busy. Careful! Some of the online Xmas games are addictive and you might not want to hand over the controls!

Nutcracker Game from 12 Days
The nutcracker meets hangman, and this online game is born. Since it is one of the politically correct online games for Christmas, there are no gallows but walnuts that get cracked for every wrong guess. The game offers hints when the number of nuts diminishes. This is a fun game for kids, who know how to read and spell.

Arctic Antics by Fun School at Kaboose
Christmas online games offer different settings; this one has a pool party at the North Pole, and the penguins need help getting everyone into the pool. Using only three keys, you move the penguins around to let them bounce their friends off a trampoline and into the water. Don't scoff! It's harder than it sounds. This is a great diversion for kids of any age.

Super Santa Ski Jump by Zeeks
A Santa figure that might have been imbibing a bit too much mulled cider appears on skis on this page of online Xmas games; you control his style and speed with the spacebar and hopefully fish stars out of the air. It's boring until you get the hang of it; then it's a load of fun!

The Classic of Christmas Online Games: Evil Elves by Zeeks
While the good elves are working their little fingers to the bone - most likely without a union contract - the evil elves are hard at work sneaking presents out of the toy shop and annoying the reindeer. This game is a lot of fun and although it starts out slow, it speeds up. Just make sure not to hit the reindeer or Santa with the snowballs!

Christmas Tile Mahjong by A Kid's Heart
Mahjong is Solitaire with tiles instead of cards. It is a simple matching game, or so you think. This game is excellent for preschoolers as well as teens. While the timer might appear to mock you, the number of free tiles that are displayed at any time - and also the hint that there are currently a certain number of free pairs - gives players a bit of an edge. Try it - if you think you'll give the kids a turn with this popular diversion among the Xmas games online.

Christmas Sudoku by A Kid's Math
Sudoku is taking elementary schools by storm and plenty of teachers incorporate the popular game into everyday math activities and classes. Play Christmas Sudoku, but instead of numbers, you have Christmas themed tiles. Kids will love it! If you play it, don't forget to keep an eye on the cookies; it's easy to get engrossed in this game.

Save Christmas from the Midnight Mouse by Billy Bear 4Kids
The object of the game is to click on the mouse on the gift package with the cursor. There are gifts without the mouse and if you click on those, you lose points. This is one of the online games for Christmas that will be fun for preschoolers, who are just learning how to manipulate the mouse.

Chimney Chase by Kids' Turn Central
A mix of snowball fight and whack the mole has you throwing snowballs at accountants popping out of chimneys. (Keep in mind that the game was designed by Bentley Jennison.) Be careful before your chalk this one up as being among the online Xmas games that are too simple! Santa pops up, too. If you hit him, you lose points. The challenge is to hit the accountants early enough to get maximum points to advance to the next level. It's not as easy as it sounds.

Santa vs. Jack Frost by Primary Games
Santa has gone into the costume delivery business and has 16 items he needs to deliver. Jack has a different idea and you need to use the arrows of the keyboard to move Santa while clicking the mouse to fire the presents into the chimneys. This is one of the fast paced Christmas online games for the gamer with good hand-eye coordination!

Checkers with Raymond and Santa by North Pole
This is the online version of a checkers game featuring Santa and a reindeer. It's cute and a lot of fun for anyone, who enjoys a game of checkers.

A Word of Caution before Letting Kids Play Online Games for Christmas
Online Xmas games are a great way of letting kids play, have fun and be out of your hair while you prep for the meal. Even though I checked out each and every one of these Christmas online games, make sure you check them out yourself before letting the kids play. Websites have been known to change and those with Xmas games online are no exception.

Sources
http://www.12days.com/
http://funschool.kaboose.com/
http://games.zeeks.com/
http://akidsheart.com/
http://www.akidsmath.com/
http://www.billybear4kids.com/
http://www.kidsturncentral.com/
http://www.primarygames.com/
http://www.northpole.com/