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How The Handoff Actually Works

August 15, 2026

# How The Handoff Actually Works

Selling something to a stranger has a nervous part, and it isn't the price. It's the logistics — who comes where, when, and what happens if it turns out you don't want to go through with it.

So here's the whole thing, start to finish, with nothing left vague.

Step one: a photo

You send one picture of what you've got. Where it sits, as it sits. A tub with the lid off, a shelf, a corner of the garage.

You don't need to list titles, look anything up, sort it, or clean it. If we need a closer look at one specific thing, we'll ask for one more photo of that thing.

Step two: a real number

We come back with a cash number for the lot in the photo — before anybody drives anywhere.

That order matters. You decide whether it's worth your Saturday while you're still sitting on your couch, not after a stranger is standing in your driveway and the effort has already been spent.

If the number works, we move to scheduling. If it doesn't, that's a completely fine place to stop, and there's no follow-up pressure. You'll know what it's worth either way, which is worth something on its own.

Step three: we pick up or meet

This is the part people ask about most, so plainly: we come out to you across the Oklahoma City metro — Moore, Norman, Edmond, Midwest City, El Reno, Choctaw, and OKC itself.

Depending on what's easiest for you, that's either a pickup or a meet at a public spot near you — a well-lit parking lot, a store, somewhere ordinary and busy. You pick. If you'd rather not have a stranger at your house, you never have to.

We agree a time window, and we tell you when the rep is on the way.

Step four: cash and a receipt

The rep pays you cash, on the spot, the number you agreed. You both sign a receipt and you each keep a copy — so there's a record of what changed hands, in writing, for both sides.

The whole handoff usually takes about five to ten minutes.

What we're driving out for

Games, consoles and handhelds from any era, working or not. Controllers, cables, accessories. Action figures, playsets, vintage lines. Whole collections, and — more often than you'd think — one heavy tub that's been in the way for years.

Boxed or loose. Complete or missing pieces. Sorted or absolutely not sorted.

Why we do it this way

Because the alternative is what most people try first: listing it themselves, answering messages from people who never show up, and eventually giving up and moving the tub back into the corner.

One photo, a real number, a time window, cash in hand. That's the entire process, and it's built to be the easy version.

OK Retro Buys buys video games, consoles and old toys across the Oklahoma City metro. Send a photo, get a real cash number, and we pick up or meet.

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