Your old gaming consoles could be worth thousands on eBay – check if your device could make you money

OLD gaming consoles might seem like bulky hunks of plastic, but some devices carry shocking re-sale value.

eBay sellers are pulling in real dollars for their old consoles – you can too by listing some of these tech fossils.


Your old gaming consoles could be worth thousands on eBay – check if your device could make you money
Find out if your old consoles are worth more online than they are in your attic

Atari Pong home console


Your old gaming consoles could be worth thousands on eBay – check if your device could make you money
The Pong console sold 150,000 units through Sears in 1975

“The game had to almost be able to play itself so that people would know what was happening.” Atari co-founder and founding father of video gaming Nolan Bushnell once said. “So that was how ‘Pong’ was formed.

Pong was one of the first games to graduate from the large, boxy arcade form to a home console in 1975 – it’s so simple, even a monkey can play Pong.

Don’t bet the farm on your Pong profits – a used but functional 1976 Pong console is on the eBay market for $99.99.

Jazzy Nintendo 64 consoles


Your old gaming consoles could be worth thousands on eBay – check if your device could make you money
The Ice Blue Nintendo 64 was part of the “Funtastic Series”

Your old gaming consoles could be worth thousands on eBay – check if your device could make you money
Translucent Nintendo 64s from the Funtastic Series go for more than $700 when in mint condition

The introduction of the Nintendo 64 was an inflection point in the gaming industry – the console introduced 3D graphics and four-player capabilities for the first time.

Over the years, Nintendo released regional and limited editions of the console in swanky colors and emblazoned with 1990s cultural icons like Pikachu.

The rarest of the rare will fetch over six digits on eBay – but the standard black N64 system is worth about $50.

Gold Game Boy


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Six out of these 25,000 Zelda Game Boys came with a ticket to claim a 24k gold-plated Game Boy

In 2004, the 24k gold Game Boy was issued in a contest with just six winners out of 25,000 candidates – in the years since, the gold-dipped handheld has been shrouded in secrecy, with some wondering if the device even exists.

A seventh gold console was produced for a Zelda trivia giveaway hosted by GamesTM, but the winner never publicized their score.

If you have one, you can essentially set your own price as one has never been verifiably seen or sold in public.

Original Xbox


Your old gaming consoles could be worth thousands on eBay – check if your device could make you money
This promotional poster forecasted that games would never be the same after the Xbox – and they never were

Your old gaming consoles could be worth thousands on eBay – check if your device could make you money
Bill Gates and Microsoft brought out Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson at the 2001 Xbox product launch

The Xbox is a device where the condition of the product is a major factor in pricing.

A factory sealed original Xbox is going for over $7,000 on eBay – to draw in thorough potential buyers, the seller noted the console was stored in a “smoke and pet free home”.

Meanwhile a complete Xbox system will go for a hair below $150 – for buyers, there’s a sweet deal for a worn but functioning Xbox with two controllers and 36 games thrown in for $230.

Beatles Rock Band for Xbox 360


Your old gaming consoles could be worth thousands on eBay – check if your device could make you money
Rock Band and its predecessor Guitar Hero stepped outside of the traditional set up of joystick-wired-to-console gaming

Beatles purists, look away!

A 2009 limited edition Beatles-inspired version of Rock Band included a controller modeled after Paul McCartney’s Hofner bass and a drum kit with the iconic Beatles branding.

Sellers with unopened kits are asking for up to $700 for their merchandise – but used, individual pieces of the set can still go for north of $100.

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eBay sellers can tap into this hungry market of consumers by keeping their hardware in good condition and parting with it at the right time.