The website ReDigi allows buyers to consume “second-hand digital products” through the website’s services in Europe, and has plans to follow suit in the U.S. But just how would a second-hand video game and music system work?

According to MusicWeek.com, people looking to sell their digital items will put their digital item up for sale on ReDigi’s website. As of this report, there is only the ability to sell music back, with video games and e-books in the near future.

Once the song is listed, it is moved to ReDigi’s server, and thus removed from the seller’s computer. People looking to buy songs need only search for their intended purchase from ReDigi’s app on their smartphone or tablet, where the buyer is able to purchase any given Billboard top 100 song for about half of the regular “retail” price.

The main reason ReDigi hasn’t been able to set up its services with American users is in the website’s potential opposition to copyright infringement laws. There is a current New York state court case to decide ReDigi’s future in the States.

Although music is a cool first step, it will be really neat to be able to buy video games digitally for a reduced price. Not only will ReDigi save buyers an extra dime or two, but it will also further eliminate the need for actual software disc games.

Companies like ReDigi have the potential to run companies like GameStop and Gamefly out of business, in that both corporations operate mainly on users trading in and/or playing used games.

Is this the future for all media? Do you look forward to the day when you could potentially re-sell back that e-book you didn’t get around to reading, or the RPG video game you couldn’t bare playing past the first level?

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