I recently was given a GameStop giftcard for my birthday, and I’m planning on using it to buy a PS5 controller (I’ve been wanting the purple one since it was first released, but could never justify the price since I have controllers that work perfectly). I’d be looking to order online, since it’s less stressful (for me) and guarantees that they’d at least have what I’m looking for, but depending on what people say I’ll find a store and go there.

I could make do with buying a new one, but I would prefer to save the money where I can and opt for pre-owned if it’ll be in good condition. I don’t care about having all the wires or manuals, I don’t need them, but mainly I want to know if the controller will work as well as if I bought a new one, and if it’ll look like it’s in good condition. If there’s a really good chance that it’ll be horribly scratched or scuffed or can’t be cleaned up well, that’d be enough of a deal breaker for me to buy new.