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About Us

At Thumbmonkey, we are dedicated to providing great prices and unmatched service for our ever-growing community of customers. Since 2003, we have been selling both new and pre-owned video games, consoles, and accessories at some seriously low prices.

What's our secret? Instead of paying high prices from large game distributors, the Thumbmonkey staff seeks out surplus and pre-owned merchandise resulting in substantial savings. To stay updated on new arrivals and special promotions, we recommend signing up for our Save-a-Bunch Newsletter, or becoming a Fan on Facebook.

Whether you're a hardcore gamer, a casual player, or shopping for your kids, our knowledgeable staff of gamers is available to help you find what you need, answer your questions, and ensure an outstanding shopping experience.

Thanks for stopping by and checking us out!

Meet The Staff

Marc - Top Banana

AIM:thumbmonkeymarc

It's not easy being the zoo keeper... but I love my monkeys.

  • Playing:
  • Wii Sports
  • We Ski
  • FlightControl (iPhone)
  • Labyrinth (iPhone)
  • Bejeweled
  • Likes:
  • Entourage (TV Show)
  • Sailing
  • Skiing
  • The "hunt" for deals (for our customers)
  • Modded controllers

Katy - Marketing Manager

AIM:thumbmonkeykaty

Gamertag:kinskins18

Fake mustache aficionado, lover of all things blue.

  • Playing:
  • Fallout 3
  • Borderlands
  • Orbital (iPod Touch)
  • Plants vs. Zombies (iPod Touch)
  • Bejeweled Blitz
  • Likes:
  • Stumbleupon.com
  • Dinosaurs
  • Fake 'staches
  • Cranium Accessories
  • Dinosaurs w/ fake 'staches

Christine - Inventory Mgr.

AIM:thumbmonkeychris

PSN Id:yogurtpidgy

I hear that people get a lot done when they stop watching anime.

  • Playing:
  • BlazBlue
  • Guilty Gear XX Accent Core
  • Final Fantasy IV (DS)
  • Final Fantasy VI
  • Drakengard 2
  • Likes:
  • Anime: Neon Genesis Evangelion, Azumanga Daioh, Hetalia: Axis Powers
  • Manga - Nana, Welcome to the N.H.K.
  • Music - Blur, Dir En Grey
  • Sewing / Cosplay / EGL
  • Japanese dolls

Scott - Customer Service Manager

AIM:thumbmonkeyscott

I spend way too much time browsing the web.

  • Playing:
  • Dante's Inferno (Xbox 360)
  • Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars (iPod)
  • World of Warcraft (PC)
  • Scrabble (iPod)
  • Assassins Creed 2 (Xbox 360)
  • Likes:
  • Pancakes
  • Bacon
  • Narwhals
  • Reddit.com
  • Arizona iced tea

Bill - Customer Service Manager

AIM:thumbmonkeybill

I've been eating lots of ice cream lately.

  • Playing:
  • Orbital (iPhone)
  • Orbital (iPhone)
  • Orbital (iPhone)
  • Orbital (iPhone)
  • Orbital (iPhone)
  • Likes:
  • Tim & Eric Awesome Show
    Great Job
  • Indian Buffets
  • Boston Red Sox
  • Mini golf
  • Designer vinyl figures

Michael - Picker/Packer

AIM:thumbmonkeymike

Gamertag:percypobbs

Michael is a Thumbmonkey legend who sleeps and plays video games.

  • Playing:
  • Metal Gear Solid 1-4
  • Resident Evil 5
  • Final Fantasy VI
  • Metroid Prime Trilogy
  • WWE SmackDown
  • Likes:
  • Being lazy
  • Sleeping
  • Video Games
  • Whateva
  • Carl Winslow


Andy

Picker/Packer/ Shipment Processor

  • Playing:
  • Tales of Vesperia
  • Fallout 3
  • Elder Scrolls Oblivion

Brett

Tester

  • Playing:
  • Left 4 Dead 2
  • Doom II
  • Mary Kate & Ashley "Sweet 16"

Dave T.

Tester

  • Playing:
  • Call of Duty
  • Super Mario Bros.
  • Resident Evil

Wuinie

Picker/Packer

  • Playing:
  • Bioshock
  • Gears of War 2
  • Fifa 09

Mike M.

Picker/Packer

  • Playing:
  • Tekken 6
  • Left 4 Dead
  • Soul Calibur 4

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Thumbmonkey is going green!

In an effort to minimize our business's impact on the environment, or "carbon footprint", we are making incremental changes in the way we do business. Initially, we have grouped these changes into 3 categories: Consumer Packaging, Waste Disposal, and Operations. While this is a constant work-in-process, here are some of the changes we are making:

  • Consumer Packaging
    • The boxes, envelopes, padding, etc. used to ship goods to our customers are made with some percentage of post-consumer recycled content. Our goal is that all of our packaging consist of a minimum of 30% recycled content. All of our packaging is recyclable.
  • Waste Disposal
    • We now recycle all of our paper, cardboard, glass, aluminum, and plastic video game cases. Since most of our games are sold without their cases (because they are damaged), this represents a very significant amount of plastic NOT being put into landfills!
  • Operations
    • All office paper is being recycled, along with printer and copier toner cartidges. We are also using timers for controlling heating systems.
Contact Us

Thumbmonkey
151 Newton Street
Waltham, MA 02453
service@thumbmonkey.com
Phone: 781-891-0922
Fax: 781-891-0036