Mother 3 (GBA, Japan) — Price Guide & Live Deals
Live Japanese Mother 3 GBA deals: loose, boxed and sealed asking prices, how to avoid English-patch repros and Mother 1+2 sets, what a fair price looks like.
Right now: Loose prices roughly flat over 90 days, 48 current qualifying listings.
Current qualifying listings
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Gameboy Advance MOTHER 3 Cartridge Only Nintendo 2889 gbac
$80.00 USD
+$9.99 shipping
★ 99.8% · 199,226 ratings
Listed today · checked 1h ago
MOTHER3 Game Boy Advance Complete with Box Manual AGB-A3UJ-JPN
$173.77 USD
Free shipping
★ 99.1% · 1,047 ratings
Listed today · checked 6h ago
Working MOTHER3 (Software Only) Mother Advance GBA Nintendo
$85.58 USD
+$20.00 shipping
★ 100% · 160 ratings
Listed today · checked 9h ago
MOTHER 3 (Game Boy Advance GBA Software Only)
$80.14 USD
+$20.00 shipping
★ 100% · 160 ratings
Listed today · checked 9h ago
MOTHER 3 Game Boy Advance Software
$95.63 USD
+$20.00 shipping
★ 100% · 160 ratings
Listed today · checked 9h ago
NINTENDO Mother 3 AGB-A3UJ-JPN
$89.99 USD
+$17.00 shipping
★ 100% · 882 ratings
Listed today · checked 11h ago
Mother 3 Game Boy Advance Nintendo Cartridge Only RPG Retro Gaming Japan B4673
$84.42 USD
+$12.54 shipping
★ 100% · 272 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Mother 3 Game Boy Advance GBA Nintendo Used Tested
$127.99 USD
Free shipping
★ 99% · 1,041 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Mother 3 Nintendo Game Boy Advance GBA w/ Box Manual Tested Japanese Mother3
$69.95 USD
+$9.99 shipping
★ 100% · 2,436 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Mother 3 GBA Nintendo AGB-P-A3UJ Box Manual Japanese NTSC-J Japan
$152.27 USD
Free shipping
★ 99.8% · 640 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Mother 3 Game Boy Advance GBA Nintendo Box Japanese NTSC-J Japan Import
$137.58 USD
Free shipping
★ 99.8% · 640 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
MOTHER3 Game Boy Advance Japanese RPG AGB-A3UJ-JPN
$155.17 USD
Free shipping
★ 98.9% · 1,033 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
About 2.1 qualifying listings appear per day on average.
Asking-price ranges by condition
| Condition | Min | 25% | Median | 75% | Max | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | $52.00 | $105.04 | $130.65 | $151.99 | $523.00 | 159 |
| Cib | $68.83 | $101.90 | $122.72 | $149.99 | $180.00 | 36 |
| Sealed | $299.48 | $299.99 | $341.21 | $374.28 | $420.44 | 7 |
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 117 listings we observed for this game in the last 30 days, we filtered out 55 of 117 (~47%) for quality reasons. The remaining 62 are what we'd actually surface.
- 50 matched a bootleg / out-of-scope keyword
- 3 seller had too few feedback ratings
- 1 seller positive-feedback percentage too low
- 1 priced below our floor (too good to be true)
What the feed excludes
An eBay search for Mother 3 (GBA, Japan) 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 Mother 3 (GBA, Japan) because they are: that's the noise.
Other titles & look-alikes 15
- -english
- -translated
- -translation
- -patched
- -mother 1
- -mother 2
- -mother1
- -mother2
- -1+2
- -1 + 2
- -manga
- -game boy micro
- -gameboy micro
- -re-po
- -micro
Bootlegs & repros 8
- -custom case
- -repro
- -reproduction
- -aftermarket
- -hack
- -custom
- -bootleg
- -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 5
- -korean
- -chinese
- -eur
- -pal
- -uk
Lots & multi-item listings 8
- -lot
- -bundle
- -collection
- -set of
- -multiple games
- -3 games
- -4 games
- -5 games
Accessories, merch & paper 52
- -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
- -guide book
- -strategy guide
- -nfr
- -hat
- -pin
- -ost
- -fan
How often qualifying deals appear
- 49 in the last 7 days (~7/day)
- 63 in the last 30 days (~2.1/day)
- 63 in the last 90 days (~0.7/day)
Mother 3: collector & reseller spec sheet
- Japan-only release. Mother 3 launched for the Game Boy Advance in Japan in 2006 and never had an official English release, so this page tracks the Japanese cartridge. Sellers commonly list the label code as AGB-A3UJ; check that the code on the label matches that of the Japanese release.
- English copies are not official. Any cartridge advertised as "English", "translated" or "fan translation" is a patched repro, and this feed filters those titles out. Buyers who want an authentic Japanese cart should also be wary of listings that are vague about the language.
- Sets are a different product. Mother 1+2 and Mother 3 are frequently sold together as a set; those listings are filtered so the prices here reflect Mother 3 alone. Mother 3 has a related SNES-era sibling in the series, EarthBound, which is a separate game.
- Box and manual. Boxed copies are common in Japanese listings. Confirm the photos show the box and manual for the same game as the cartridge, since sellers mix components.
- Saving. Ask the seller whether saving was tested; a 2006 cart's save memory is worth confirming before you pay a premium.
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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