For a company prying at GameStop's used game market
chokehold, Glyde is a decidedly tranquil name. Destroyer, Monolith, Shevanator:
those titles would have fit the bill.
The site's landing page, however, supports the airy title.
The design is Google-chic: a long search bar ensconced in a spacious grey
background. You'd be excused for not knowing what to do, at first.
But Glyde's framework is it's selling point. And teaching
you what to do is, well, what it does best. Enter the title of a game (or other
bit of media). Many of the games are anywhere
form 5 to even 20 dollars cheaper than their used price at GameStop
If you want to sell, click sell at the top of your page,
enter your title, and then set a price and give the condition of the game.
Glyde provides a nifty algorithm to provide you with an estimated resale price.
That's it. No bar code scanning. None of the messy E-bay
auction times. You simply purchase a product, or you put something up for sale
and Glyde notifies you of a purchase.
They then ship you your purchase, or, if you're selling, a
slip sort of like what you get from Netlfix that you pack your item into and
drop in the mail. It's pre-labeled with your buyer's address. The cost of
shipping's deducted from your sale along with a small fee.
That's it. Super simple. I sold a copy of Sky Crawlers; the
whole process took about 5 days. I was even able to donate the full profit to a
charity in Kansas City, one of many available in Glyde's donation option.
I had the chance to pitch a few questions to Simon
Rothman, Glyde's CEO and founder. We talk downloadable content, the immediacy
of brick and mortar and the potential of a consumer driven marketplace. Give it a read.
And! If it's your first transaction, enter UGO in the promo code prompt (above the "buy" button) to save $3 off your purchase.
