ReLoved Gaming and Electronics

Green Lake buy-sell-trade counter pairing retro consoles with Pokemon cards, giving Seattle collectors one stop for vintage finds and fair trade-ins.

A repair bench sets the tone at this Green Lake shop: the whole business is built on giving gaming gear a second life, and the buy-sell-trade counter is where most visits start. Tucked into a unit on Oswego Pl NE just off the lake, ReLoved Gaming and Electronics fixes consoles, phones, and computers while selling a rotating stock of retro games — and it carries Pokemon cards alongside the cartridges, which puts it on the map for card collectors working through north Seattle.

The shelves skew vintage. NES and Nintendo 64 era games and consoles, handhelds, controllers, and accessories dominate, with Pokemon card stock giving TCG fans a reason to browse while a Game Boy gets a new screen. Because inventory arrives through trade-ins and collection buys, the selection changes constantly — regulars treat it like a thrift hunt and check back often for fresh arrivals.

Service is what reviewers rave about across roughly 108 Google reviews averaging 4.8 stars. Fair pricing and honest repair advice come up again and again, with staff — Harrison gets named repeatedly — going out of their way to track down rare titles or explain a fix before charging for it. For a Seattle card shop stop, it is an unusually low-pressure environment: no hard sells, just people who clearly like the stuff they sell.

Doors are open 10AM to 6PM through the week, making it an easy daytime errand. Bring anything you want to sell or trade — cards, consoles, or electronics — since quotes are quick, and call ahead at 206-426-7066 if you are coming in for a specific repair or hunting a particular item. Street parking on Oswego Pl is straightforward, and Green Lake itself is a two-minute walk if the household non-gamers need entertaining.