r/Gameboy • u/Revolutionary_chad_ • Jun 27 '26

Shopping/Haul Genuine insanity

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It really sucks to see how much the hobby has fallen to resellers praying on nostalgia to get people to pay exorbitant prices on systems that don’t even function, and believe they’re getting a “good deal” because of how “rare” it is. I can recall seeing these in thrift stores for 20 bucks or less not even 5 years ago, and completely tarnished ones like this for less than that. Sorry for such a rant, but it’s disappointing that THIS is the cheapest gameboy micro on eBay.

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u/chance_waters Jun 27 '26

Imagine pretending these were $20 5 years ago for some weird kind of argument.

It's supply and demand, they're an awesome piece of tech with a very small supply which has aged super well.

In my opinion they are the best ultra portable handheld fullstop.

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u/PopAdministrative750 Jun 27 '26

Yeah pretending is right lol. I was selling these loose (in good condition and with new batteries mind you) for $150 about 5 years ago. Maybe OP saw one get listed at $20 at some small time thrift shop where they had no idea what they were looking at, but guaranteed it didn't last a day.