Best Buy Co. (BBY), which began testing the sale of used videogames in some of its Canadian stores a year ago, is expanding the effort to the U.S.

The largest U.S. consumer electronics retailer by sales is testing a kiosk-based model in several of its Dallas and Austin, Texas, stores starting this week, Chief Marketing Officer Barry Judge said Tuesday.

The kiosk scans used games to make sure they work, then immediately issues a voucher redeemable for a Best Buy gift card that can be used for anything in the store, Judge said in a posting on his blog.

"We'll also be testing the sale of used games in those stores, and some of the kiosks will even rent games and movies," Judge wrote.

Last year, Best Buy said it would test selling used videogames in Canada as a way of reaching consumers generally and especially those in the 12- to 14-year age range.

Judge and other Best Buy representatives couldn't be reached immediately for comment.

Shares of Best Buy closed Monday at $33.44 and were inactive in premarket trading.

-By Mary Ellen Lloyd, Dow Jones Newswires, 704-948-9145; maryellen.lloyd@dowjones.com