Professor Layton & Unwound Future (DS) — Price Guide & Live Deals
Current Nintendo DS Professor Layton and the Unwound Future deals, loose vs CIB asking prices, and the import and Not For Resale traps to avoid.
Right now: Loose prices roughly flat over 90 days, 48 current qualifying listings.
Current qualifying listings
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Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (Nintendo DS) Complete In Box CIB
$21.46 USD
★ 100% · 987 ratings
Listed today · checked 8h ago
Nintendo DS Professor Layton and the Unwound Future Complete Tested Working CIB
$25.83 USD
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★ 100% · 185 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked 23h ago
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (DS) – Cartridge Only
$19.97 USD
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★ 99.3% · 165 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Nintendo Professor Layton and the Unwound Future Nintendo DS CIB
$19.00 USD
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★ 100% · 178 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (Nintendo DS, 2010) - BRAND NEW / SEALED
$36.40 USD
+$7.59 shipping
★ 99.2% · 7,806 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future - Nintendo DS Game CIB
$34.95 USD
+$6.95 shipping
★ 100% · 3,701 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Nintendo Professor Layton and the Unwound Future DS CIB w/Manual & Inserts E10+
$20.00 USD
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★ 100% · 886 ratings
Listed 3 days ago · checked 3 days ago
Professor Layton and The Unwound Future Nintendo DS Game CIB AUTHENTIC TESTED
$21.47 USD
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★ 100% · 47 ratings
Listed 3 days ago · checked 3 days ago
Nintendo Professor Layton and the Unwound Future Nintendo DS Case Manual NTSC
$25.00 USD
★ 100% · 67 ratings
Listed 5 days ago · checked 5 days ago
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (Nintendo DS, 2010) - BRAND NEW / SEALED
$39.99 USD
Free shipping
★ 99.6% · 4,694 ratings
Listed 5 days ago · checked 5 days ago
PROFESSOR LAYTON AND THE UNWOUND FUTURE - Nintendo DS, Cart Only
$16.95 USD
+$6.99 shipping
★ 99.8% · 6,356 ratings
Listed 7 days ago · checked 7 days ago
Professor Layton and the Unwound Future (Nintendo DS, 2010) - BRAND NEW / SEALED
$39.99 USD
Free shipping
★ 99.7% · 17,803 ratings
Listed 9 days ago · checked 9 days ago
Roughly one qualifying listing every 1.5 days.
Asking-price ranges by condition
| Condition | Min | 25% | Median | 75% | Max | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | $9.19 | $15.99 | $19.16 | $24.99 | $59.00 | 72 |
| Cib | $14.17 | $21.25 | $24.80 | $28.33 | $60.00 | 61 |
| Sealed | $21.26 | $35.40 | $39.99 | $44.99 | $89.10 | 21 |
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 36 listings we observed for this game in the last 30 days, we filtered out 16 of 36 (~44%) for quality reasons. The remaining 20 are what we'd actually surface.
- 13 matched a bootleg / out-of-scope keyword
- 2 seller had too few feedback ratings
- 1 priced below our floor (too good to be true)
What the feed excludes
An eBay search for Professor Layton & Unwound Future (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 104 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 Professor Layton & Unwound Future (DS) because they are: that's the noise.
Other titles & look-alikes 12
- -curious village
- -pandora
- -last specter
- -spectre
- -miracle mask
- -azran
- -lost future
- -mystery journey
- -phoenix wright
- -rubik
- -not for resale
- -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 10
- -japanese
- -ntsc-j
- -famicom
- -jpn
- -jp
- -pal
- -eur
- -uk
- -aus
- -japan
Lots & multi-item listings 8
- -lot
- -bundle
- -collection
- -set of
- -multiple games
- -3 games
- -4 games
- -5 games
Accessories, merch & paper 54
- -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
- -diabolical box
- -replacement box only
- -manuals only
- -replacement case
- -demo
- -nfr
- -hat
- -pin
- -ost
- -art
How often qualifying deals appear
- 10 in the last 7 days (~1.43/day)
- 20 in the last 30 days (~0.67/day)
- 20 in the last 90 days (~0.22/day)
Professor Layton: collector & reseller spec sheet
- Release and series order. This is the third US DS Layton game, after Professor Layton and the Curious Village and Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box. In Europe the same game is titled Lost Future, so a listing under that name is a PAL copy.
- Save mechanism. Progress is stored on the cartridge, so there is no memory card or password to worry about. Confirm the product code on the label matches the US release.
- Print variants. We can't point to a specific mark that separates one US print from another, so don't pay a premium for a "first print" claim without photos of the label and a reference copy to compare.
- Title-specific traps. Multi-game listings pairing this with Curious Village, Diabolical Box or the Last Specter are common. Check which game is actually in the photo. A "Not For Resale" demo copy is a different item and is not a retail copy. Sellers also list a replacement case or manuals on their own under the full game title, so check the photos show a cartridge.
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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