--- title: "Video Game Donation Pickup in Minneapolis | Give My Books" description: "Free video game donation pickup in Minneapolis. Give My Books Network collects games, discs, controllers, and books from your porch at no cost, 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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Give My Books Network collects video games from Minneapolis homes at no cost. Pack cartridges, discs, controllers, and guides into a sturdy 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." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do you take old consoles, controllers, and cables too?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Working consoles, controllers, cables, and memory cards are welcome alongside the games. Give My Books Network also accepts strategy guides, gaming magazines, board games, puzzles, DVDs, CDs, and vinyl in the same box. Cracked discs and water-damaged cardboard are the exceptions, because nothing brings those back." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do I need to be home for a video game pickup in Minneapolis?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "No. Set your packed box out in a dry, covered spot by 8 AM on your service day, and your Local Pick-Up Partner collects it sometime between 8 AM and 8 PM. Most Minneapolis donors never meet their partner, which is exactly how the service is meant to work." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What happens to my games after the pickup?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Local Pick-Up Partners sort everything offsite. Many items are redistributed through the Give ME Books program to schools, libraries, community centers, and after-school programs that asked for them. Some are resold, which is what funds the free pickup. Items that cannot be reused may eventually be recycled as a last resort." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Should I set my box out the night before?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "In a Minneapolis winter, no. Snow, plow spray, and overnight damp will finish a cardboard box before sunrise. Set it out the morning of your service day, put a lid or a bag over the top, and double-tape the seams, because deep cold turns packing tape brittle." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Is there a minimum number of games for a pickup?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "No minimum applies. A single crate of cartridges is a real pickup, and so is a basement of consoles, discs, and books. Give My Books Network charges nothing either way. Because these are family businesses rather than 501(c)(3) nonprofits, no tax-deduction receipt is issued." } } ] } ] } ] --- 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. [Minneapolis](/minneapolis-mn) 3. Video Game Donation Pickup # Video Game Donation Pickup in Minneapolis, MN Free video game donation pickup in Minneapolis Schedule Free PickupView All Minneapolis Services # Video Game Donation Pickup in Minneapolis **Quick answer:** Give My Books Network collects video games free from doorsteps across Minneapolis. Pack cartridges, discs, controllers, and guides into a box or sturdy bag, set the box 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 Minneapolis? Give My Books Network sends a Local Pick-Up Partner to your Minneapolis address to collect donated video games and media at no cost. A Local Pick-Up Partner is the locally owned family business that does the collecting. You pack the box. Your partner arrives on the service day you chose, anywhere between 8 AM and 8 PM, and takes it from your step. Schedule, set out, done. Schedule Free Pickup ![How Does Video Game Donation Pickup Work in Minneapolis?](/assets/service-pickup-books-BYI_zy2v.jpg) ## What Video Games and Consoles Can You Donate? Give My Books Network accepts games and media across every generation of console, from cartridge-era systems to current discs, plus the accessories that lived in the same drawer. - Disc-based and cartridge games for home and handheld systems. - Controllers, cables, and memory cards still in working shape. - Strategy guides, manuals, and gaming magazines. - Board games, puzzles, DVDs, CDs, vinyl records, and VHS tapes in the same box. - Books of every kind, since most game crates end up next to a bookshelf anyway. What does not work: cracked discs that skip, water-swollen cardboard, anything with mold on it. A disc that will not read has no second life waiting for it. Schedule Free Pickup ![What Video Games and Consoles Can You Donate?](/assets/service-books-collection-DJKSmgFT.jpg) ## Why Game Collections Pile Up in Nokomis and Standish Game collections outlive the consoles that played them, which is why a Nokomis bungalow or a Standish duplex often holds three generations of cartridges and discs in one closet. Kids grow. Systems get replaced. The old library stays in the crate because nobody wants to be the person who sent it to a landfill. That instinct is right, and it is precisely what Give My Books Network was built for. A snow day is when most people finally open that closet. The driveway is unshoveled, Cedar Avenue is down to one lane, and the afternoon has cleared itself. Pack the box then. Schedule the pickup for a morning when the plows have been through. Schedule Free Pickup ![Why Game Collections Pile Up in Nokomis and Standish](/assets/service-community-books-Blt8OCE1.jpg) ## Where Do Donated Video Games Go? Local Pick-Up Partners sort every pickup offsite, then split it two ways: many items are redistributed to readers, schools, libraries, and nonprofits through the Give ME Books program, and some are resold. Games in demand, complete and working and still in the case, often move through resale. That resale is what pays for the vehicle and the fuel that made your pickup free. Games that match a request from an after-school program or a community center go there instead. Items that cannot be reused may eventually be recycled as a last resort. Libraries and school programs are careful about what they can absorb, and the [American Library Association's Book Donation Programs guide](https://libguides.ala.org/book-donations) explains why, and why a pickup network that catches the overflow is useful. Schedule Free Pickup ## How to Pack Games for a Minneapolis Winter Pickup Small, dense boxes work best for games in Minneapolis, and a covered spot matters more than the box itself. Discs and cartridges are heavier than they look. A liquor-store box or a banker's box beats a big moving carton every time. Set it on the covered front porch rather than the open steps, and put a lid or a bag over the top once snow starts. Deep January cold makes packing tape brittle, so run a second strip along every seam and press it down while the box is still warm indoors. And set the box out the morning of your pickup, not the night before. A cardboard box left on a snowy porch overnight is finished by breakfast. Schedule Free Pickup ![How to Pack Games for a Minneapolis Winter Pickup](/assets/service-prepare-books-WRsKfsP3.jpg) ## What Does Video Game Donation Pickup Cost in Minneapolis? Video game donation pickup in Minneapolis is free: no fee, no per-box charge, no minimum quantity. One crate is a real pickup. So is a whole closet. One honest limit. Give My Books Network and its Local Pick-Up Partners are family businesses rather than 501(c)(3) nonprofits, so there is no tax-deduction receipt. If a receipt is what you need, a registered nonprofit is the right destination, and we would say so plainly. Schedule Free Pickup ![What Does Video Game Donation Pickup Cost in Minneapolis?](/assets/service-books-collection-DJKSmgFT.jpg) ## How Video Game Donation Pickup Works in Minneapolis ### Schedule Online Book your free video game donation pickup in Minneapolis 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 ### Can I donate video games in Minneapolis for free? ### Do you take old consoles, controllers, and cables too? ### Do I need to be home for a video game pickup in Minneapolis? ### What happens to my games after the pickup? ### Should I set my box out the night before? ### Is there a minimum number of games for a pickup? ## Related Services in Minneapolis [ ### Donate Books to Literacy Programs Learn more ](/minneapolis-mn/donate-books-to-literacy-programs)[ ### Donate Books to Community Centers Learn more ](/minneapolis-mn/donate-books-to-community-centers)[ ### Donate Books to Libraries Learn more ](/minneapolis-mn/donate-books-to-libraries)[ ### Donate Books to Little Free Libraries Learn more ](/minneapolis-mn/donate-books-to-little-free-libraries)[ ### Book Recycling Service Learn more ](/minneapolis-mn/book-recycling-service)[ ### Book & Media Recycling Learn more ](/minneapolis-mn/book-and-media-recycling) [Back to Minneapolis Hub](/minneapolis-mn) ## Schedule Your Video Game Donation Pickup in Minneapolis Ready to give your books a second life? 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