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It depends on which versions they are. There's the brighter backlit version, front lit version, the NES etc. limited versions.
I would sell them for $25-30 each, but that's just me. You can buy a DS Lite for $40 at GameStop and that plays GBA games. Only a collector would pay more than $50 for one.
$50/£40 most really there are so many floating around online you'll probably have a hard time selling them at any higher.
May I ask what model the GBA SP's are?
$50/£40 most really there are so many floating around online you'll probably have a hard time selling them at any higher.
May I ask what model the GBA SP's are?
The only question I have is why anyone would buy an almost 10 year old system(sealed or not) over a 3DS for the same price. That is the best version of the GB to ever be created, IMO, but the only reason why anyone would want it is if they want to play GB or GBC games, and that's beside that alot of those are on the 3DS now, with GameGear, etc.
Again, you're in collector territory here. Things are not always what they seem, in collector territory...
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no one here will be serious with you in their price offerings. take them to nintendoage.com
the_shpydar wrote:
As @ogo79 said, the SNS-RZ-USA is a prime giveaway that it's not a legit retail cart.
And yes, he is (usually) always right, and he is (almost) the sexiest gamer out there (not counting me) ;)
For new, factory sealed units? At least $125 a piece (Bare minimum), probably higher, perhaps up to $250 or $300, especially considering it's the back lit model, and not the standard front lit SP. If one of the boxes was opened, I don't think it would matter, if everything was still in it's original sealed packaging. It depends what was unsealed.
@Atariboy
How is $30 at most being ignorant? Like I said, I can go buy a DS Lite which plays DS AND GBA games for $10 more than that.
I used to have one. You know why I got rid of it? Because I got a 3DS and that has a ton of GameBoy and GameBoy Color games right on the eShop for less than a cartridge version in most cases. Why would I want an old device for around the same price of a new one?
Not to mention that alot of the games I played on GBA are already somewhere else to play. Nintendo is releasing GBA on Wii U, so why would I search out a more fragile cartridge in comparison to a digital file for twice the price?
It's not like I'm BSing here. I just gave you a ton of reasons why someone wouldn't be able to fathom the thought of buying a 10 year old thing that's been succeeded, twice over already.
@SCAR392
Normally I wouldn't reply, no offense, but this time I'm pretty confident it's necessary for the sake of the seller here. (Always gotta help a gamer in need)
OP is selling two collector's items to collectors, not gamers X, Y, or Z, who are going to pop in Wario Land or Pokemon Ruby and bring it around town. Even if you were selling the system loose with just a charger, these backlit models would be worth $45. But you're not selling the system loose, these are sealed "retro" (Depends on your definition) handhelds. These are two collector's items, they're not for playing Game Boy games, and to a collector, a backlit SP, sealed in the box, is going to be worth roughly $250, likely more. $30 would be paying somebody good money to take them.
@8BitSamarai
I understand. I just think that at some point, high prices for old stuff has got to stop. It doesn't make sense to me that someone would pay more for something that essentially does less. On top of that, then it just sits on a shelf or in storage, never to be used.
Are we trying to preserve something for someone a 1000 or more years into the future to find and think, "What the hell is this?"? Maybe they'll play the GameBoy. This is Toy Story 2 all over again.
Never the less, you guys can do what you want. I wouldn't buy it for even $30, honestly. My opinion shouldn't be considered ignorant, especially when I've given valid reasons of why I have the said opinion.
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Frankly if I had the money, I'd consider about $300 a decent deal buying a new backlit SP and you'd probably have an offer in your private message inbox by now. Prices like $25 and $50 are coming out of plain ignorance. Sealed game systems from companies like Nintendo generally balloon in price a few years later and when it's something desirable like this that wasn't available for terribly long (And I don't think it even saw a European release), it rises even quicker as soon as production is discontinued. Not many of these things are still around NIB.
I wish my very lightly used model wasn't acting up just a few years after purchase. Bought it new for something like $80 at GameStop on Black Friday the last Christmas the GBA did much business but it has developed some serious issues over the past year and I'm not sure I'll ever find a trustworthy source to repair it (It needs a new power switch at the very least). Beyond some minor case wear from use, it's otherwise pristine. Yet probably 50-100 hours of total use over its lifetime and it has a serious internal problem which sucks since this was the handheld pinnacle of the Game Boy line and my favorite handheld over my DS, 3DS, and PSP.
I love having GB and GBC support, a screen of the quality of a DS Lite, a perfect 2 button layout unlike the sometimes uncomfortable layout on Nintendo's ABXY button setup for 2 button games that use A & B, and GBA cartridges sit flush rather than stick out like they do on the Lite (They're flush on the original DS but before anyone mentions that fact, the original DS screens pale in comparison).
So I stick with my Game Boy Player these days until I hopefully get this repaired.
I was basing it off the amount I paid (£45 + £like £8 shipping) a year ago for a back-lit GBA SP european AGS-101 model in mint condition so there is no need to start insulting people.
Thanks to everyone that has responded and helped me out! I don't NEED the money right now so would it just be smart to hold on to the completely sealed one and sell it later in life and just sell the one with the opened box?
It's up to you. I guess just throw it on eBay since people are apparently willing to pay a ridiculous price for them. Honestly, I'd probably give it as a Christamas gift or something. How much did you get them for?
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@apowes
What? The VC games look, play, and sound better on my HDTV than the original hardware and cartridge. That looks to be the true experience in my eyes.
If you like leaving something behind a case or in storage never to be played with, then more power to you, I guess.
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