Advance Wars (GBA) — Price Guide & Live Deals
Live US Advance Wars GBA deals: loose cart, CIB and sealed asking prices, the Black Hole Rising mix-up, and what to check before you buy.
Right now: Loose prices climbing (+12.7% / 90d), 38 current qualifying listings.
Current qualifying listings
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Advance Wars (Nintendo Game Boy Advance, 2001) AUTHENTIC Game Cartridge Only
$39.99 USD
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★ 100% · 546 ratings
Listed today · checked 10h ago
Advance Wars Nintendo Game Boy Advance GBA 2001 Authentic Tested Working
$34.99 USD
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★ 99.9% · 2,935 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Advance Wars Gameboy Advance manual
$23.99 USD
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★ 99.7% · 9,181 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Advance Wars (Nintendo Game Boy Advance, 2001) Loose Cartridge
$40.00 USD
★ 100% · 22 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Nintendo Advance Wars Game Boy Advance GBA Game Cartridge
$30.00 USD
+$5.63 shipping
★ 100% · 21 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Advance Wars Nintendo Game Boy Advance Authentic Cartridge Tested
$35.00 USD
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★ 100% · 246 ratings
Listed 3 days ago · checked 3 days ago
Advance Wars 1 GBA Video Game Gameboy Advance 2001
$24.99 USD
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★ 99.3% · 4,879 ratings
Listed 3 days ago · checked 3 days ago
Advance Wars - Game Boy Advance - Tested and Authentic
$45.00 USD
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★ 100% · 478 ratings
Listed 4 days ago · checked 4 days ago
Advance Wars (Nintendo Game Boy Advance GBA) Authentic - Game Only - Tested
$35.77 USD
★ 99.8% · 3,788 ratings
Listed 5 days ago · checked 5 days ago
Advance Wars (Nintendo Game Boy Advance, 2001) Authentic cartridge, tested.
$42.87 USD
+$7.86 shipping
★ 99.6% · 348 ratings
Listed 7 days ago · checked 7 days ago
Advance Wars (Nintendo Game Boy Advance, 2001)
$39.99 USD
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★ 100% · 543 ratings
Listed 7 days ago · checked 7 days ago
Nintendo Advance Wars GBA 2001 NTSC-U/C E Strategy Tactical Manual Included
$49.95 USD
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★ 100% · 304 ratings
Listed 8 days ago · checked 8 days ago
Roughly one qualifying listing every 1.2 days.
Asking-price ranges by condition
| Condition | Min | 25% | Median | 75% | Max | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | $23.99 | $29.99 | $39.44 | $45.00 | $104.99 | 34 |
| CibLow sample size | $78.54 | $78.54 | $79.95 | $99.99 | $120.00 | 4 |
Asking prices of currently-active listings. Not sold-price data. Rows marked "low sample size" have fewer than 5 listings, so one outlier can move them a lot.
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 148 listings we observed for this game in the last 30 days, we filtered out 123 of 148 (~83%) for quality reasons. The remaining 25 are what we'd actually surface.
- 120 matched a bootleg / out-of-scope keyword
- 1 shipped from a region we exclude
- 1 caught by a junk-listing guard
- 1 wrong condition (e.g. parts-only)
What the feed excludes
An eBay search for Advance Wars (GBA) 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 103 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 Advance Wars (GBA) because they are: that's the noise.
Other titles & look-alikes 22
- -black hole
- -dual strike
- -days of ruin
- -re-boot
- -reboot
- -1+2
- -1 & 2
- -1 and 2
- -fire emblem
- -golden sun
- -pokemon
- -mario
- -zelda
- -metroid
- -star wars
- -robot wars
- -game boy wars
- -gameboy wars
- -re-po
- -aw2
- -2
- -wars 2
Bootlegs & repros 2
- -custom case
- -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 6
- -japanese
- -ntsc-j
- -famicom
- -jpn
- -jp
- -japan
Ports, remakes & re-releases 1
- -ds
Lots & multi-item listings 8
- -lot
- -bundle
- -collection
- -set of
- -multiple games
- -3 games
- -4 games
- -5 games
Accessories, merch & paper 49
- -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
- -nfr
- -hat
- -ost
- -pin
How often qualifying deals appear
- 9 in the last 7 days (~1.29/day)
- 25 in the last 30 days (~0.83/day)
- 25 in the last 90 days (~0.28/day)
Advance Wars: collector & reseller spec sheet
- Product code and saves. This is the first Advance Wars, released in the US in 2001. Check that the product code on the label matches the US release, and ask the seller to confirm the cart holds a save. Cells that old routinely fail, so budget for a battery swap whatever the listing says.
- Print variants. Whether a later reprint exists, and how it affects price, isn't something we can state with confidence. Ask for a clear photo of the label and back of the cart before paying extra for any variant claim.
- Sequel mix-up. Black Hole Rising is the sequel and is a separate title, but sellers shorten it to "Advance Wars 2" in titles, and some list the pair together. The feed filters out listings naming the sequel, so the numbers here are for the first game only. Both entries in a "1 & 2" listing are dropped along with it.
- Japanese compilation. The Japanese release is a "Game Boy Wars Advance 1+2" compilation, and it appears all over the search results. Japan-located sellers and Japanese-release wording are filtered out.
- Box-and-manual-only listings. "Box & manual only, no game" listings show up under this title. They are filtered out, so a low-priced "Advance Wars CIB" that mentions a missing cart is not a deal.
Fans of the series may also like Fire Emblem, another turn-based tactics game on the same console.
Buying Game Boy Advance games: what to check by condition
These checks apply to every Game Boy Advance 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 inner tray or insert 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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