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NES game prices follow a simple rule: the cartridge is common, the packaging is not. Loose carts are the standard way NES games change hands, since most boxes were thrown out in the 80s, so a surviving box and manual can multiply a game's price several times over, and rare NES games are expensive in any condition.

BuyMap gathers the eBay listings for each NES title in one table so you can see what a loose cart, a cart with manual, and a complete-in-box copy actually sell for side by side. Label condition drives loose cart pricing more than anything, so check photos closely, and use the condition and total-price columns to compare fairly across sellers. Common carts like Super Mario Bros. cost a few dollars while low-print titles and clean complete copies of the sought-after black-box games climb steeply from there.

Open any game in the catalog to compare its listings. If a title isn't in the catalog, the home page search still finds it, since that covers all of eBay by name.

FAQ

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NES boxes were cardboard and most were discarded decades ago, so far fewer survive than cartridges. A complete-in-box copy with the manual, styrofoam insert, and plastic wrap regularly sells for several times the loose cart price, and near-mint boxes push higher still. If you just want to play, a loose cart is the budget option.

They are the three tiers collectors price against. Loose is the bare cartridge, CIB (complete in box) adds the box, manual, and inserts, and sealed means never opened. Each step up multiplies the price, gently for common games and dramatically for sought-after ones, so knowing which tier a listing is puts its price in context immediately.

Usually not. Games that save, like The Legend of Zelda, use an internal battery that died long ago in most carts, and replacing it is a cheap, well-documented fix. Sellers disclosing a dead save battery are being upfront, and those listings often price lower than working-save copies.

Early releases with the black-box pixel art covers are a popular subset, and some titles had label revisions over their print run. Later variants are usually more common and cheaper, while first prints carry a premium with collectors. Check the label in the listing photos rather than the title text when a variant matters to you.

Professionally graded sealed and complete copies sit at the very top of the NES market, and major titles in high grades have sold for headline prices at auction. The grade and the seal quality drive the price far more than the game itself at that level. When a listing is graded, BuyMap shows the grade alongside the condition so those copies stand apart from ordinary ones in the comparison.