Sonic Advance (GBA) — Price Guide & Live Deals
Live GBA Sonic Advance deals across loose, CIB and sealed copies: what a fair asking price looks like and the listings to skip.
Right now: Loose prices roughly flat over 90 days, 32 current qualifying listings.
Current qualifying listings
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Sonic Advance (Nintendo GameBoy Advance, 2002) CART ONLY - TESTED
$24.98 USD
★ 99.5% · 756 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Sonic Advance (Nintendo Game Boy Advance), Tested, Authentic Cartridge
$24.99 USD
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★ 100% · 1,059 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Sonic Advance Game Boy Advance GBA Authentic Cartridge Only Tested & Working
$24.95 USD
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★ 99.9% · 670 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance, 2002) Tested & Working Good Condition
$22.00 USD
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★ 100% · 332 ratings
Listed 3 days ago · checked 3 days ago
Sonic Advance - GameBoy Advance [Instruction Manual]
$10.97 USD
+$8.50 shipping
★ 100% · 371 ratings
Listed 4 days ago · checked 4 days ago
Sonic Advance (Nintendo Game Boy Advance, 2005) Cartridge Only
$23.00 USD
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★ 100% · 420 ratings
Listed 4 days ago · checked 4 days ago
Sonic Advance (Nintendo Game Boy Advance GBA) – Cartridge Only
$23.58 USD
+$7.15 shipping
★ 99.8% · 2,716 ratings
Listed 4 days ago · checked 4 days ago
Sonic Advance Nintendo Gameboy Advance GBA Game Tested + Authentic
$24.99 USD
Free shipping
★ 99.4% · 21,397 ratings
Listed 4 days ago · checked 4 days ago
Sonic Advance - GAME ONLY - NINTENDO Gameboy Advance - 1031a
$19.99 USD
Free shipping
★ 100% · 65,596 ratings
Listed 5 days ago · checked 5 days ago
Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance) GBA Cart Only – Very Good – Tested Working
$29.99 USD
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★ 100% · 55 ratings
Listed 5 days ago · checked 5 days ago
Sonic Advance (Game Boy Advance, 2002) Tested, Works, Very Good Condition
$19.99 USD
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★ 100% · 1,001 ratings
Listed 7 days ago · checked 7 days ago
THQ Sonic Advance Nintendo Game Boy Advance Complete w/ Box & Manual NTSC E 2001
$80.00 USD
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★ 100% · 291 ratings
Listed 13 days ago · checked 13 days ago
Roughly one qualifying listing every 1.8 days.
Asking-price ranges by condition
| Condition | Min | 25% | Median | 75% | Max | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | $10.80 | $19.99 | $24.95 | $29.99 | $52.18 | 26 |
| Cib | $74.95 | $75.00 | $80.00 | $100.00 | $109.99 | 6 |
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 149 listings we observed for this game in the last 30 days, we filtered out 132 of 149 (~89%) for quality reasons. The remaining 17 are what we'd actually surface.
- 119 matched a bootleg / out-of-scope keyword
- 8 shipped from a region we exclude
- 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 Sonic Advance (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 110 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 Sonic Advance (GBA) because they are: that's the noise.
Other titles & look-alikes 17
- -advance2
- -advance3
- -battle
- -pinball
- -chuchu
- -double pack
- -combo
- -genesis
- -mega drive
- -reprint
- -multicart
- -multi cart
- -re-po
- -2
- -3
- -ii
- -iii
Bootlegs & repros 6
- -custom case
- -repro
- -reproduction
- -aftermarket
- -rom hack
- -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 4
- -advance 2
- -advance 3
- -advance ii
- -gba-nds
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
- -replacement box only
- -fan translation
- -manual only
- -booklet only
- -manual booklet
- -nfr
- -hat
- -pin
- -art
- -ost
How often qualifying deals appear
- 10 in the last 7 days (~1.43/day)
- 17 in the last 30 days (~0.57/day)
- 17 in the last 90 days (~0.19/day)
Sonic Advance: collector & reseller spec sheet
- Not the sequels. Sonic Advance 2 and Sonic Advance 3 are separate carts with their own, usually higher, asking prices. The feed drops titles naming either, plus "1 + 2" and Pinball Party combo listings, so what you see is the first game on its own.
- US copy. This page tracks the North American release published by THQ. Japanese-market copies and Japan-located sellers are filtered out because they price differently.
- Product code. Check that the product code on the label matches the US release, and ask for a label photo on any cart-only listing.
- Prints. Sellers advertise an early "first print" and later reprints. Treat those as seller claims; ask for a photo of the label and compare it against a known authentic copy before paying a premium.
- Trap we saw while tuning. Near-identical "Fast Shipping Tested" listings from many new sellers at rock-bottom "Brand New" asking prices, with "GB-GBA-NDS" in the title. The feed excludes that wording; if one appears elsewhere, treat it as a likely reproduction.
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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