Mario Kart DS (DS) — Price Guide & Live Deals
Live US Mario Kart DS deals on Nintendo DS: loose, CIB and sealed. What a fair asking price looks like and how to avoid case-only and Japanese listings.
Right now: Loose prices roughly flat over 90 days, 48 current qualifying listings.
Current qualifying listings
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Mario Kart DS (Nintendo DS, 2005) Case, Inserts, And Game Authentic | Tested
$14.99 USD
+$6.99 shipping
★ 99.5% · 1,061 ratings
Listed today · checked 1h ago
Nintendo Mario Kart DS Nintendo DS w/ Case, 2005
$14.99 USD
+$6.00 shipping
★ 100% · 138 ratings
Listed today · checked 1h ago
Mario Kart DS (Nintendo DS) E Multiplayer Manual Case NTSC-U/C 2005
$14.50 USD
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★ 99% · 1,121 ratings
Listed today · checked 3h ago
Mario Kart DS (Nintendo DS, 2005) Complete CIB
$24.99 USD
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★ 100% · 1,815 ratings
Listed today · checked 4h ago
Mario Kart DS ( Nintendo DS, 2005)
$20.00 USD
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★ 100% · 4,099 ratings
Listed today · checked 4h ago
NINTENDO DS MARIO KART DS
$14.99 USD
+$4.94 shipping
★ 99.5% · 1,319 ratings
Listed today · checked 5h ago
Mario Kart DS (Nintendo DS, 2005) Game Only Tested & Working!
$17.95 USD
+$5.95 shipping
★ 99.8% · 3,538 ratings
Listed today · checked 6h ago
Mario Kart DS (Nintendo DS, 2005) Complete CIB w/Manual/Tested/Ships Free
$24.99 USD
Free shipping
★ 100% · 5,094 ratings
Listed today · checked 6h ago
Mario Kart DS (Nintendo DS, 2005) Complete CIB w/Manual/Tested/Ships Free
$21.99 USD
Free shipping
★ 100% · 5,094 ratings
Listed today · checked 6h ago
Nintendo DS Game Mario Kart DS 2005 Video Game Cartridge Case Manual Vintage!
$19.99 USD
+$6.99 shipping
★ 100% · 6,145 ratings
Listed today · checked 7h ago
Mario Kart DS (Nintendo DS, 2005)
$16.99 USD
Free shipping
★ 98.8% · 1,612 ratings
Listed today · checked 11h ago
Mario Kart DS (Nintendo DS, 2005) Authentic Cartridge Only Tested Works
$16.99 USD
Free shipping
★ 99.5% · 13,515 ratings
Listed today · checked 13h ago
About 8.6 qualifying listings appear per day on average.
Asking-price ranges by condition
| Condition | Min | 25% | Median | 75% | Max | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | $7.15 | $14.95 | $17.74 | $20.00 | $134.99 | 203 |
| Cib | $11.99 | $20.00 | $24.99 | $28.00 | $49.17 | 88 |
| Sealed | $18.99 | $49.99 | $69.99 | $99.87 | $169.99 | 9 |
Asking prices of currently-active listings. Not sold-price data.
Full asking-price history by condition →
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How we filter
Every feed has its own filter, tuned by hand for this one game. Before any change goes live, those filters are tested against thousands of real eBay listing titles. Every night, each feed is checked against every other deal page in its category, so a listing for a different game that slips in gets flagged and fixed instead of quietly shown.
Of the 491 listings we observed for this game in the last 30 days, we filtered out 235 of 491 (~48%) for quality reasons. The remaining 256 are what we'd actually surface.
- 181 matched a bootleg / out-of-scope keyword
- 29 seller had too few feedback ratings
- 8 shipped from a region we exclude
- 4 priced below our floor (too good to be true)
- 4 seller positive-feedback percentage too low
- 4 wrong condition (e.g. parts-only)
- 3 caught by a junk-listing guard
- 2 priced above the curated ceiling
What the feed excludes
An eBay search for Mario Kart DS (DS) returns far more than the game itself: controllers, T-shirts, strategy guides, imports and repro carts all mention it in their titles. These are the 105 terms we filter out to keep this feed to the real thing. A listing whose title contains any of them never reaches the feed, the price table or an alert. Many look unrelated to Mario Kart DS (DS) because they are: that's the noise.
Other titles & look-alikes 11
- -kart 7
- -kart 8
- -kart 64
- -kart tour
- -double dash
- -super circuit
- -super mario kart
- -hard shell
- -anti-scratch
- -anti scratch
- -re-po
Bootlegs & repros 5
- -custom case
- -repro
- -reproduction
- -aftermarket
- -repo
Broken, untested & empty listings 15
- -for parts
- -not working
- -non-working
- -non working
- -broken
- -as is
- -as-is
- -untested
- -doesnt work
- -does not work
- -not tested
- -parts only
- -no game
- -game not included
- -cart not included
Imports & regions 8
- -japanese
- -ntsc-j
- -famicom
- -eur
- -jpn
- -jp
- -pal
- -japan
Ports, remakes & re-releases 3
- -kart wii
- -mario kart advance
- -wii
Lots & multi-item listings 8
- -lot
- -bundle
- -collection
- -set of
- -multiple games
- -3 games
- -4 games
- -5 games
Accessories, merch & paper 55
- -controller
- -headset
- -headphones
- -plush
- -figure
- -figurine
- -keychain
- -sticker
- -charger
- -cable
- -adapter
- -backpack
- -wallet
- -shirt
- -hoodie
- -jersey
- -poster
- -art book
- -artbook
- -soundtrack
- -vinyl
- -statue
- -amiibo
- -funko
- -pop figure
- -mousepad
- -lanyard
- -badge
- -trading cards
- -tcg booster
- -bookmark
- -instruction booklet
- -promo item
- -promotional
- -insert only
- -flyer
- -pamphlet
- -display card
- -demo cart
- -kiosk
- -case only
- -case-only
- -clamshell only
- -box and case
- -replacement box only
- -manual only
- -box only
- -console
- -complete guide
- -strategy guide
- -pin
- -art
- -nfr
- -hat
- -ost
How often qualifying deals appear
- 97 in the last 7 days (~13.86/day)
- 259 in the last 30 days (~8.63/day)
- 259 in the last 90 days (~2.88/day)
Mario Kart DS: collector & reseller spec sheet
- Product code & saving. Sellers often put the product code in the title; check the label matches the US release. The game saves progress to the cart, so ask for a confirmed boot-and-save test rather than a bare "tested".
- Print variants. Sealed copies are priced well above used ones, so check the seal and label match the print the seller describes.
- Case-and-manual-only trap. Plenty of listings sell only the case, manual and inserts, with "no game" in the title or buried in the description. Check the photos show a cartridge before you pay a CIB price; the feed drops listings that say so in the title.
- Japanese copies. The Japanese release carries a
-JPNcode and Japanese text. Some Japan-based sellers use generic titles like "Nintendo DS software", so check the item location and label. - Not to be confused with the GBA game, Mario Kart 64 or Double Dash. The 3DS follow-up, Mario Kart 7, is a different cart.
Buying Nintendo DS games: what to check by condition
These checks apply to every Nintendo DS cartridge. The item notes above cover what is specific to this game.
Loose
- Compare the label, shell color and front/back markings against a photo of a known-authentic cart. Repro labels are often glossier, blurrier or slightly off-color.
- Ask for a photo of the board or the back of the cart. An opened shell is not automatically bad (battery swaps are normal), but it should be disclosed.
- If the game saves to a battery, ask whether the save holds. Old save batteries fail with age regardless of what the listing says, so budget for a replacement.
CIB (complete in box)
- Confirm the box, manual and plastic case and cover art are all shown in the photos, not just listed in the title.
- Check that the box and manual are the same region and print as the cart. Mixed-and-matched "complete" copies are common.
- Box wear (crushing, tears, sticker residue) moves price far more than the cart does. Judge it from photos, not from the word "mint".
Sealed & graded
- For a graded copy, look the certification number up on the grading company's own site and confirm the photos match the slab you are buying.
- For an ungraded sealed copy, compare the wrap and seal pattern against a known factory-sealed example. Resealing is common, and a reseal on a loose game is worth a loose price.
- Ask for photos of every side, the seams and any price stickers. Refusing extra photos on a sealed listing is a red flag on its own.
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