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Can you promote in r/gamesale?

This subreddit is a marketplace for buying and selling console video games. Please read the full rules in the Wiki and all stickied threads before posting. Want to trade? Try r/gameswap.

The short answer

Do not promote your company or product; if you must engage, act strictly as an individual seller following all posting rules (one thread per 3 days, required title/text/pricing, public negotiations, no external links) and avoid PM solicitation.

What works here

  • Create a properly formatted sale thread as an individual seller
  • List items in a text list with prices and negotiate publicly in the thread
  • Accept offers publicly and follow subreddit safety/anti‑scam guidance

What gets posts removed

  • Posting promotional posts, surveys, or solicitations for customers
  • Linking to external listings, company pages, or product sites
  • Contacting users via PM to solicit business or bypass public negotiation

Where this comes from

View the current official rules on Reddit

No external sales or profiles

Rule explicitly forbids linking to listings on eBay/Mercari or external profiles and says 'This is not a space for advertising outside sales.'

Marketplace is P2P only

Subreddit is described as a marketplace for buying and selling console games with strict requirements for individual sale threads (title format, text list, prices, items on hand).

Negotiations must be public

Rule requires all negotiations to occur in the public trade thread and forbids PM negotiation to avoid scams — discourages private outreach for leads.

Selling services/items made to order disallowed

Rule disallows selling services or items that are purchased/made to order, which limits commercial/service offerings.

Posting frequency and behavior limits

One thread every three days, strict title/format/pricing rules and bans on threadcrapping/sniping indicate tight moderation against promotional behavior.

Official rules of r/gamesale

  1. 01Posting Limit - One Thread Every 3 Days
  2. 02Follow the Title Format
  3. 03Sellers Must Price All Items
  4. 04Items Must Be On Hand
  5. 05Text List Required in Every Thread
  6. 06Negotiations Must Be Public
  7. 07No Account Sales or Game Sharing
  8. 08No Links to External Sales or Profiles
  9. 09No Digital PC Items or Non-Gaming-Specific PC Hardware
  10. 10No Piracy or Reproductions
  11. 11No Asking for PayPal Fees
  12. 12No Threadcrapping
  13. 13No Sale Sniping
  14. 14No Swap Threads
  15. 15#scammer

Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed June 24, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.

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