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How much is a Game Boy worth?
Typical resale value — Game Boy Color, tested working
$70–$100
Most sell around $90.
Based on 20 comparable eBay listings · Priced by Reclaim’s own pricing engine · Last updated 2026-08-07
A working Game Boy Color typically resells for $70–$100, and every model in the family — from the original 1989 gray brick to the clamshell Advance SP — sells in a similar healthy band. Handhelds are the retro market’s most reliable movers: they’re cheap to ship, they display well, and a worldwide modding community buys them even in rough cosmetic shape.
The Advance SP leads the family on typical prices (rechargeable, backlit-era, pocketable), while the original DMG earns on pure icon status. Shell condition, screen scratches, and battery-terminal corrosion are the main graders — and even those problems rarely make a Game Boy worthless, because modders buy donors.
Game Boy values by model
| Model | Typical range | Most likely |
|---|---|---|
| Original Game Boy (DMG-01) | $80–$100 | $80 |
| Game Boy Color | $70–$100 | $90 |
| Game Boy Advance | $75–$140 | $100 |
| Game Boy Advance SP | $105–$130 | $115 |
| Game cartridge lot | $20–$70 | $35 |
Each row priced separately against comparable eBay listings on 2026-08-07. Condition, completeness, and timing move real sale prices in both directions.
What’s yours worth, exactly?
Ranges are a starting point — the exact model, condition, and completeness of your Game Boy move the number. Snap a photo and Reclaim identifies it, grades condition, and prices your specific one from comparable eBay listings in seconds. Free, no sign-up.
Check your item free →How to sell a Game Boy for the most money
- Open the battery compartment and photograph it — corrosion is the first thing handheld buyers ask about, and clean terminals justify top-of-range pricing.
- Photograph the screen powered on; dead lines and dark blotches are the model’s known flaws, and showing a clean screen sells the unit.
- Name the exact model and color in the title ("Game Boy Color, Teal, CGB-001") — collectors search by variant, and some colors carry premiums.
- Sell cartridges separately if any are Pokémon-adjacent or boxed — common carts bundle fine, but the standouts are individually searched.
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Game Boy value FAQ
Which Game Boy model is worth the most?
On typical sales in our engine run, the Advance SP leads — its rechargeable battery, lit screen, and clamshell design make it the most usable vintage handheld, so it draws players as well as collectors. The original 1989 DMG runs close behind on icon status alone, and the Color and Advance sit solidly mid-band. But variant and condition scramble those rankings fast: limited-edition colors, clean screens, and boxed examples can put any model on top. The honest summary: every working Game Boy is worth listing, typically $70–$100 for a Color, and none of them are junk-drawer items anymore.
Is a Game Boy with a dead screen or corrosion worth selling?
Yes — list it honestly as for-parts-or-repair. Game Boys are the most modded handhelds in existence: buyers routinely purchase broken units as donors for shell swaps, screen upgrades, and board repairs, so a dead Game Boy still has a real market at a discount rather than no market. Battery corrosion is often repairable and priced accordingly. The critical part is honest labeling — describe exactly what happens on power-up, photograph the corrosion or screen fault directly, and use the for-parts condition category. What ends badly is selling a faulty unit as working, not selling a faulty unit.
How do you get the best price for a Game Boy and its games?
Sell the handheld and the standout cartridges as separate listings, and be exact about model, color, and condition — this market is variant-driven, and precision is what collectors pay for. Test everything and photograph the screen running. Cartridge-wise, common titles do fine in a small lot ($70–$100 territory is for the hardware; lots price separately per the table), while recognizable first-party games deserve individual listings. Reclaim handles identification from photos — it recognizes the exact model and each cartridge, prices them from comparable eBay listings, and publishes finished listings to eBay and Facebook Marketplace in one tap.
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