--- title: "Video Game Donation Pickup in Chicago | Free & Local" description: "Free video game donation pickup in Chicago. Give My Books Network collects consoles, cartridges, discs, controllers and cables from your door, 8 AM to 8 PM." lang: en json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "name": "Give My Books Network", "legalName": "Book Sourcing Mastery, LLC", "url": "https://givemybooksnetwork.com", "logo": "https://givemybooksnetwork.com/social-card.jpg", "image": "https://givemybooksnetwork.com/social-card.jpg", "description": "Give My Books Network provides free door-to-door book donation pickup services across the United States. 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Leave the box wherever it stays dry and a person can reach it without a key. The back landing, the vestibule, the gangway. Note the spot when you schedule your service day." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "My console will not turn on. Should I still include it?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Include it. A console that will not power on is still full of parts somebody wants, and plenty of them come back to life with a cleaned contact or a new cord. You do not need to test anything before a Chicago pickup, and you do not need to separate the working from the not-working." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Should I separate games from controllers and cables?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "No. Mix everything together in the same box. Local Pick-Up Partners sort offsite after collection, and the boxes genuinely move faster when they arrive as they are. Discs, cartridges, strategy guides and a tangle of charging cables can all ride together, and an hour spent organizing at the dining room table saves nobody any time." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "It is twenty degrees and there is snow on the stoop. Where do I leave the box?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Leave it anywhere covered. The back landing, the enclosed vestibule, inside the gangway, under the porch roof. Wet cardboard cannot be carried, and a Chicago winter will find any box left on an open step. If snow is in the forecast for your service day, slide a large plastic bag over the top." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do I have to be home when the partner arrives?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "No. The Give My Books Network pickup window runs 8 AM to 8 PM on your scheduled service day, and most donors are at work when their boxes disappear. Set the box out starting at 8 AM in the spot you noted when you booked, and the rest happens without you." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Are cartridge games from the nineties actually wanted?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Very much so. Loose cartridges without boxes still find players, and they are one of the categories that reliably moves, both through resale and through the Give ME Books program. Do not leave them out of the box because they look dated. Age is not the same thing as demand." } } ] } ] } ] --- Feedback ![Give My Books Network Logo](/assets/gmbn-logo-BsMIhLrP.png) - Learn More Schedule Pick-UpGive ME BooksBecome a Pick-Up Partner Sign In 1. [Home](/) 2. [Chicago](/chicago-il) 3. Video Game Donation Pickup # Video Game Donation Pickup in Chicago, IL Video Game Donation Pickup in Chicago, IL: Schedule a Free Pickup Today Schedule Free PickupView All Chicago Services # Video Game Donation Pickup in Chicago **Quick answer:** Give My Books Network collects donated video games free from your doorstep anywhere in Chicago. Pack consoles, cartridges, discs, controllers and cables into a box, set it out by 8 AM on your service day, and a Local Pick-Up Partner collects it between 8 AM and 8 PM. You do not need to be home. ## How Does Video Game Donation Pickup Work in Chicago? Give My Books Network sends a Local Pick-Up Partner to your Chicago address to collect donated games and media at no cost. A Local Pick-Up Partner is the locally owned family business that does the collecting, not a national carrier. There is a bin under the television in a lot of Chicago apartments. Cartridges, discs in the wrong cases, three controllers and one cord that still works. Nobody has opened it since the last move. That bin is worth a pickup. Schedule Free Pickup ![How Does Video Game Donation Pickup Work in Chicago?](/assets/service-pickup-books-BYI_zy2v.jpg) ## What Video Game Items Are Accepted in Chicago? Give My Books Network accepts console games across every generation, plus the hardware and accessories that came with them. Cartridge-era systems, disc-era systems, handhelds, and whatever came home last December all belong in the box. - Games: cartridges, discs and handheld titles, boxed or loose - Consoles, docks and power supplies - Controllers, memory cards and charging cables - Peripherals: light guns, dance mats, steering wheels, the plastic guitar in the hall closet - Strategy guides, because those are books and this is a book donation pickup service first If it plugged into a TV in a Bridgeport bungalow at some point, a partner will take a look at it. Schedule Free Pickup ![What Video Game Items Are Accepted in Chicago?](/assets/service-books-collection-DJKSmgFT.jpg) ## Do Broken Consoles and Scratched Discs Still Count? Broken consoles and scratched discs are still worth including in a Chicago pickup: a console that will not power on is full of parts a repair-minded person will use, and a scratched disc usually reads fine. Not everything survives, and pretending otherwise helps nobody. A disc with a deep gouge across the data side is finished. A controller with a snapped stick housing is finished. A console that sat in a damp Avondale basement through two Chicago winters may never boot again. Here is the part people get backwards. Loose cartridges with no box still have players waiting for them. Sports titles from a decade ago still move. Pack it and let your partner make the call later. Schedule Free Pickup ## Packing Games for a Chicago Pickup Day Pack the boxes yourself, in advance. Your Local Pick-Up Partner does not bring boxes, so use what you already have: a liquor store box, a copy paper box, a sturdy tote bag. Games are heavier than they look, and a copy paper box full of cased discs gets awkward fast. If a box feels too heavy, split it into two smaller ones. Loose cartridges can ride in a paper bag inside the box so they are not sliding around. Tape the top. Set everything out starting at 8 AM. Pick a dry spot: under the back porch, inside the gangway, on the covered landing. Cardboard on an open stoop during a February wet snow is a losing bet, and the January wind off Lake Michigan will find any loose flap you leave it. Schedule Free Pickup ![Packing Games for a Chicago Pickup Day](/assets/service-prepare-books-WRsKfsP3.jpg) ## Where Do Donated Games Go After a Chicago Pickup? Local Pick-Up Partners sort every Chicago collection offsite, never on your steps. Many items are redistributed through the Give ME Books program to readers, schools, after-school tutoring programs, community centers, libraries and nonprofits that ask for them. A shelf of games in a field house does real work on a cold Saturday. Some titles are resold by the partner, which is how the free pickup stays free. Items that cannot be reused may eventually be recycled as a last resort. For the wider context on how donated materials are evaluated before they are placed, the [American Library Association's guide to book donation programs](https://libguides.ala.org/book-donations) covers the thinking clearly. Schedule Free Pickup ![Where Do Donated Games Go After a Chicago Pickup?](/assets/service-pickup-books-BYI_zy2v.jpg) ## Why a Crate of Games Is Not a Small Thing Every Give My Books Network pickup ends with a 3-click review, and public ratings keep partners honest. The best of them earn a Top Giver badge. Eighteen years in, past 200,000 books redistributed, that accountability is why the model holds together. Out along Cicero Avenue we hear the same line: "It is only old games, is it even worth calling?" Nine times out of ten, yes. A crate of games out of an Avondale two-flat is a rainy-day afternoon for a kid who did not have one. Pack the bin, set it out, schedule the pickup, done. Schedule Free Pickup ![Why a Crate of Games Is Not a Small Thing](/assets/service-community-books-Blt8OCE1.jpg) ## How Video Game Donation Pickup Works in Chicago ### Schedule Online Book your free video game donation pickup in Chicago in just 2 minutes. ### Set Your Location Tell us where to pick up - we come to your door. ### We Pick Up Our local Pick-Up Partner arrives on your scheduled date. ### Books Get New Life Your donations support readers and literacy programs. ## Why Choose GMBN for Video Game Donation Pickup ### 100% Free Service No fees, no hidden costs - just free pickup. ### Door-to-Door Convenience We come to you. No trips to donation centers. ### Flexible Scheduling Pick a date that works for your schedule. ### Eco-Friendly Keep books out of landfills and in circulation. ### Support Literacy Your books help readers across the community. ### All Media Accepted Books, textbooks, CDs, DVDs, and more. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Do you pick up video games from apartments in Avondale and Bridgeport? ### My console will not turn on. Should I still include it? ### Should I separate games from controllers and cables? ### It is twenty degrees and there is snow on the stoop. Where do I leave the box? ### Do I have to be home when the partner arrives? ### Are cartridge games from the nineties actually wanted? ## Related Services in Chicago [ ### Donate Books to Literacy Programs Learn more ](/chicago-il/donate-books-to-literacy-programs)[ ### Donate Books to Community Centers Learn more ](/chicago-il/donate-books-to-community-centers)[ ### Donate Books to Libraries Learn more ](/chicago-il/donate-books-to-libraries)[ ### Donate Books to Little Free Libraries Learn more ](/chicago-il/donate-books-to-little-free-libraries)[ ### Book Recycling Service Learn more ](/chicago-il/book-recycling-service)[ ### Book & Media Recycling Learn more ](/chicago-il/book-and-media-recycling) [Back to Chicago Hub](/chicago-il) ## Schedule Your Video Game Donation Pickup in Chicago Ready to give your books a second life? Schedule your free pickup today. 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