This is now my second online selling/buying/trading review, and I have a great site for y'all;
gameTZ.com!
GameTZ is not your everyday game site, in that it isn't an actual store, much like the dreaded
e(vil)bay. But that is where the likeness stops. Due to this 'non-storelike' nature, I will not be rating this site on a point system.
Simply put, the site is designed for the trader, with ease in mind. You can add games you want to the creatively named
Want List, you can add games to your
Trade List, and you can even compile a
Collection List!
After signing up and adding games to their respective lists, you then can search for
matches, or other people that have things you want, or you have things they want. You can then start a Trade Offer, in which you write out the exact terms of the trade. The other party then can accept, or deny the trade offer. The trades don't necesarily have to be 'trades' to be trades. Example: You want Super Mario Bros. They want $6 + Shipping. That is done all the time. It doesn't have to be a trade.
Another neat feature is their 'Star System'. Depending on certain criteria, you can earn a Bronze, Silver, Gold, Double Gold, Triple Gold, etc, etc. Also, If you do international trades, you can get a Normal Globe and a Gold Globe. Some of the criteria are such things as: How many trades you have, when the last time you logged on was, etc. This star system, again, is in great likeness to ebay's star system.
Now many may be reluctant to use any other site other than ones that they are familiar with, and ones that have a firm, rooted background. Gametz has been online since October 20, 1997, and to date, 177197 completed trades have gone through.
All in all, gametz.com is a great website. They also have a great
forum community. I give them an all around 'THUMBS UP'! "The best part?", I bet you're wondering... It's all free.
EDIT: I am logical123 on gametz.com, if you were wondering. My profile is
here.
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Seems nice, and a good read aswell, logical 
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I know this is a really old topic, but I've just got around to joining and listing some 350 available games and a couple hundred wanted games. I've had several offers and have made a few. The first offer I received was for a box for Marko and the Player's choice version Goldeneye, This is the Goldeneye he wanted to send to me: http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k249/Suicidecommand0/101_0619.jpg. As you can see the game is in horrible shape, but it's not even the Player's Choice version I asked for!
The vast majority of my wanted list is CIB games only, but I keep getting offers that consist of games that don't have the box or manual. Other times, I'm just asking for the box/manual so I can complete a game I already have, and people still send me offers for loose games that I already own, they're even on my available list half the time.
I think the site has great potential, but it's full of people who can't read the descriptions of what you want. Your only hope of getting something you want, is to skim through the pages of "matches" you receive and even then, they're usually looking for something pricey and only have crap t give for it.
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@NES_Rules: Yeah, you have to keep in mind that just because the site kicks ass, that doesn't mean there aren't dips that lower the overall experience for some of us.
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Gametz is full of trolls - in fact the site owner participates. Says the site owner Bill Marrs when responding to a long term customer about a concern:
"A key to getting along in the forums here is rolling with the punches, laughing stuff off, not getting uptight about stuff. Once people see you getting hot and bothered, they just mess with you more because it amuses them. And, honestly, it's pretty damn funny. Join the dark side."
gametz.com/forum/Site_Feedback/topic/345869.html
I know of a number of instances where users families were threatened, they received unsolicited packages containing unknown substances (addresses shared between traders), and employers contacted with untrue allegations that threatened their employment. Vulgar language, porn, and other terrible stuff that is inappropriate for children also occurs and is "socially" moderated. Truly, the Craigslist of game trading.
If you are an adult with or without children, stay away from Gametz.
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