Is my old Game Boy worth anything?

Yes, most of all with its box and with a screen that shows every line. Without a box it is worth less, but it is still wanted.

Do you buy loose games?

Yes, cartridges on their own as well as complete boxed games.

Do you buy consoles that no longer work?

As part of a larger shipment or a collection, yes, for parts or repair.

I have a whole cupboard of consoles and games. What then?

Then Pass it on: one price for all of it, without listing every game separately.

Sell your Game Boy and retro consoles

Selling a Game Boy.The box counts.

The short answer

A Game Boy, a Game & Watch or an old console is worth most when it works, the screen is clean and the original box and manual are still there. Games are worth more complete and boxed, sealed even more. You can sell to a retro shop, on a marketplace, at auction or to us. Send a photograph of what you have and you get an estimate.

What you might have

Nintendo's Game & Watch handhelds appeared in 1980. The Game Boy followed in Japan in 1989 and in Europe in 1990, then the Game Boy Pocket, the Game Boy Color of 1998 and the Game Boy Advance of 2001. Next to them in many cupboards: a NES, a Super Nintendo, a Sega Mega Drive.

What decides the price

Complete in box. Box, manual and inserts can be worth as much as the console itself.
The screen. On the original Game Boy, missing lines across the screen are a known fault and lower the price.
The battery compartment. Corrosion from old batteries is the most common damage.
Games. Labels intact, and for games with saves, a working save battery.
Original, not modified. Many collectors want an untouched console; a new screen or shell is a different object.

Where you can sell it

A retro game shop. Fast, usually as trade-in or at a fixed price.
A marketplace. The widest audience, but every game means a separate listing.
At auction. For sealed games and rare boxed sets.
Unseend. A single console or a whole collection, one estimate, paid in your own currency.

How it works with us

Photograph the console front and back, the battery compartment, the boxes and the games laid out. You get an estimate; within the EU we send a free label. We test everything when it arrives. If it is as described we pay; if not, we talk it through or send it back free.

Before you send it

Take out the batteries.
Do not clean the contacts with anything abrasive.
Do not peel off old price stickers; they can take the label with them.

Send a photo, see what we pay →A whole collection? Pass it on