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title: "Video Game Sold Comps: Pricing Consoles and Games From Real eBay Sales"
url: https://www.soldcomps.io/blog/video-game-sold-comps
updated: 2026-10-26
answer: "To price a video game or console, use recent eBay sold listings for the exact item in the same state: loose, complete in box (CIB), sealed or graded are separate markets. Drop bundles, lots and for-parts listings, check the region (NTSC, PAL, Japanese), and watch for reproduction carts. Take the median of 10 or more sales, and aim to buy near the 25th percentile."
publisher: SoldComps (https://www.soldcomps.io)
---

# Video Game Sold Comps: Pricing Consoles and Games From Real eBay Sales

> To price a video game or console, use recent eBay sold listings for the exact item in the same state: loose, complete in box (CIB), sealed or graded are separate markets. Drop bundles, lots and for-parts listings, check the region (NTSC, PAL, Japanese), and watch for reproduction carts. Take the median of 10 or more sales, and aim to buy near the 25th percentile.

By SoldComps Editorial · Published Oct 26, 2026

Video games look easy to price. Every game has a title and a platform, and there are thousands of sales of the popular ones. But a single search mixes loose carts, boxed copies, sealed and graded copies, console bundles, broken units and fakes. The "price" you get from that mix often matches nothing you're actually holding.

Here's how to pull clean **sold comps** for games and consoles, with live numbers to show where it goes wrong.

## What consoles and games sold for

Data below is from eBay US sold listings, last 90 days, pulled Oct 26, 2026. "Matched" is how many sales fit the search; "clean" is what's left after dropping lots, bundles and for-parts listings. Prices move, so treat these as a snapshot.

| Search (used) | Matched | Clean | Median | Middle half (25th–75th pct) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nintendo 64 console | 160 | 112 | $120 | $73–$181 |
| GameCube console | 156 | 104 | $85 | $50–$110 |
| Nintendo Switch OLED | 189 | 147 | $175 | $150–$197 |
| PlayStation 5 console | 110 | 95 | $436 | $358–$500 |
| Super Mario 64 CIB | 73 | 68 | $31 | $26–$130 |
| Pokémon Emerald (GBA) | 18 | 17 | $110 | $86–$180 |

Two things stand out. First, for the retro consoles almost a third of matched sales were excluded: 48 of 160 for the N64 and 52 of 156 for the GameCube. Those were lots, bundles and for-parts units, and leaving them in would have pulled the median in both directions. Second, the Super Mario 64 row looks wrong, and that's the point of the next section.

## Loose, CIB, sealed and graded are different markets

A loose cartridge, a complete-in-box (CIB) copy, a factory-sealed copy and a graded copy of the same game are four different products. Search and price them separately.

The Super Mario 64 "CIB" search shows what happens when they mix. The median is $31, but the middle half runs from $26 to $130 and the top sale was $2,350. A median of $31 is loose-cart money, not CIB money, and a $2,350 sale is a sealed or graded copy. Both kinds slipped into a search for "CIB" because sellers put the word in titles loosely. Even the format split looks strange: 4 auctions with a median of $202 against 64 Buy It Now sales with a median of $31.

Fixes:

- **Loose:** `super mario 64 -cib -box -sealed -graded`
- **CIB:** `super mario 64 cib -sealed -graded -wata -vga`, then open the photos to confirm box and manual are there.
- **Sealed or graded:** search those terms on purpose and comp only against the same grade.

When the middle half is that wide, don't trust the median. Read the listings.

## Console bundles inflate the price

A console with two controllers and five games is not a console. Bundles sell higher, and "lot" listings can mean anything from three consoles to a box of cables. To price the console alone, add `-bundle -lot -games` to the search. To price a bundle, comp it against similar bundles as one item, or price the parts and add them up.

## "Tested, working" vs "for parts"

Untested and for-parts consoles sell for a fraction of working ones. The minimums in the data show this: $30 for an N64 and a PS5, $16 for a GameCube, $28 for a Switch OLED. Those are almost certainly broken units, empty boxes or accessories. Exclude `-parts -broken -"not working" -untested` when you're pricing a working console, and only comp "tested" listings against "tested" ones.

## Reproduction carts and thin samples

Popular Game Boy Advance and N64 titles get reproduced. Some listings say "repro" or "reproduction"; others don't. Pokémon Emerald is a good example of a game to be careful with: only 17 clean sales in 90 days, a median of $110, and a range from $16 to $600. With a sample that thin, one fake or one sealed copy moves the number a lot.

- Add `-repro -reproduction` to the search.
- Treat prices far below the median as a red flag, not a bargain.
- With fewer than 10 sales, call it a rough estimate. More in [spotting fake eBay sold prices](https://www.soldcomps.io/blog/fake-ebay-sold-prices).

## Region matters

North American (NTSC), European (PAL) and Japanese versions are separate markets with separate buyers. Japanese consoles and games are common on eBay US. Add `-japan -japanese -pal` when pricing the NTSC version, and search them on purpose when pricing imports.

## Hidden Best Offer prices

Many game and console listings sell via Best Offer. eBay shows the list price with a strikethrough, not the accepted price, so some "sales" in your comps are overstated. Here's [how to see the real Best Offer accepted price](https://www.soldcomps.io/blog/ebay-best-offer-accepted-price).

## Buy at the 25th percentile, sell near the median

The middle half tells you where to buy. If you're flipping, aim to pay at or below the 25th percentile: around $73 for a used N64, $150 for a used Switch OLED, $358 for a used PS5. Then list near the median. Anything above the 75th percentile is usually a better-than-average unit, a bundle that slipped through, or a lucky auction. For more on reading the spread, see [how to read eBay comps](https://www.soldcomps.io/blog/ebay-comps).

## Pricing a whole shelf of games

Doing this by hand for a box of games from an estate sale takes a while. A [free sold comps lookup](https://www.soldcomps.io/) gives you the median and middle range for any search, with 5 free lookups a day and no eBay sign-in. For a full inventory, the API runs the same searches, one request per item:

```bash
curl "https://www.soldcomps.io/v1/sold?q=nintendo+64+console&condition=used" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SOLDCOMPS_KEY"
# → { "count": 112, "stats": { "median": 120.00, "p25": 73.00, "p75": 181.00, ... } }
```

One request returns up to 200 sold listings, and the free plan includes 100 requests a month. See [pricing](https://www.soldcomps.io/pricing) or the [docs](https://www.soldcomps.io/docs).

Whatever you use, the rules are the same: search the exact item, split loose from CIB from sealed, drop bundles and broken units, check the region, and trust the median only when the sample is big enough. That's what makes [sold comps](https://www.soldcomps.io/) worth using.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I find what a video game actually sold for?

Search eBay sold listings for the exact title and platform, then filter to the same condition: loose, complete in box, sealed or graded. Drop lots and bundles and take the median of 10 or more recent sales.

### Why is the price range for CIB games so wide?

Searches for 'CIB' often pull in sealed and graded copies, which sell for many times more, and sometimes loose carts that sellers mislabeled. Exclude 'sealed' and 'graded' and check the photos before trusting the median.

### How do I avoid comping a reproduction cartridge?

Add '-repro -reproduction' to your search, and be suspicious of thin samples or prices far below the median. Popular Game Boy Advance and N64 titles are the most commonly reproduced.

### Should I include console bundles in my comps?

No, not when pricing the console alone. A console with extra controllers and games sells higher. Exclude 'bundle' and 'lot', or comp the whole bundle as one item against similar bundles.

SoldComps sells an eBay sold comps API, so we have a commercial interest in this topic. Corrections: hello@soldcomps.io