Cash Offer
$171.16
CIB · or $201.37 store credit
Reference only — no in-house photo on file yet
GameBoy · Trade-In Value
What's Original Gameboy System Worth? GameBoy Trade-In Value
A CIB copy of Original Gameboy System comps at $201.37. We pay $171.16 cash or $201.37 store credit. That’s 85% and 100% of comp, every time.
High-Value Item
This item comps high enough that we double-check it in hand before locking in your offer. Here's today's market-based estimate:
Original Gameboy System value by condition
4 conditionsCartridge only, no box or manual
- Market Comp
- $59.99
- Cash (85%)
- $44.99
- Credit (100%)
- $59.99
Complete in box — cart, box, and manual
- Market Comp
- $201.37
- Cash (85%)
- $171.16
- Credit (100%)
- $201.37
Factory sealed
- Market Comp
- $3,071.29
- Cash (85%)
- $2,610.60
- Credit (100%)
- $3,071.29
Non-functional / As-Is — doesn't power on, priced at 25% of the Loose comp before the standard cash/credit split
- Market Comp
- $15.00
- Cash (85%)
- $11.25
- Credit (100%)
- $15.00
GameBoy Condition Notes
The clear plastic window over the screen yellows with UV exposure the same way GBA shells do, but that's cosmetic — the condition issue collectors actually watch for is 'screen rot,' a dark stain spreading under the LCD's polarizer layer that's specific to the original GB/GBC display technology and meaningfully devalues an otherwise-clean unit. Always power it on and check the screen edge-to-edge before grading a handheld up.
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Original Gameboy System — Common Questions
A Loose Original Gameboy System comps at $59.99. Cart-A-Vision pays $44.99 cash or $59.99 store credit for one in that condition — the same rate we pay on every trade-in, no per-item haggling.
A CIB Original Gameboy System comps at $201.37. Cart-A-Vision pays $171.16 cash or $201.37 store credit for one in that condition — the same rate we pay on every trade-in, no per-item haggling.
Yes. We buy every GameBoy title with a comp on file, Original Gameboy System included. A CIB copy currently pays $171.16 cash or $201.37 store credit.
We still buy it, priced as-is at $15.00 comp — $11.25 cash or $15.00 store credit. As-is items are priced off the standard condition's comp, not rejected outright.
How we get to your offer
We pull the live market comp for Original Gameboy System on GameBoy, then apply the same locked rates we use on every trade-in: 85% of comp in cash, or 100% in store credit. No lowball guesswork, no per-item haggling. The comp is the only input, and the math is the same for a common gameboy cart and a grail.
Comp last checked September 17, 2026