Paperboy (NES) — Price Guide & Live Deals
Live NES Paperboy deals across loose, CIB and sealed: what a fair asking price looks like and which listings to skip, from a filtered eBay feed.
Right now: Loose prices easing (-9.8% / 90d), 48 current qualifying listings.
Current qualifying listings
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Paperboy (Nintendo Entertainment System, 1988) NES
$24.29 USD
★ 100% · 3,028 ratings
Listed today · checked 1h ago
Paperboy Nintendo NES In Box Tested!
$29.99 USD
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★ 100% · 42,853 ratings
Listed today · checked 17h ago
Paperboy (Nintendo NES) game WORKS! Paper Boy
$14.99 USD
+$7.99 shipping
★ 99.8% · 36,398 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Paperboy Nintendo Entertainment System NES Game Cart Arcade Action Mindscape
$17.99 USD
+$7.45 shipping
★ 100% · 561 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
![Paperboy [NES] Tested & Cleaned With Original Dust Cover!](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/7uAAAeSwLDBq6slF/s-l225.jpg)
Paperboy [NES] Tested & Cleaned With Original Dust Cover!
$22.99 USD
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★ 99.7% · 408 ratings
Listed yesterday · checked yesterday
Mindscape Inc. Paperboy Nintendo NES Game Cartridge 1985 Paperboy Series
$17.99 USD
Free shipping
★ 99.9% · 13,217 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Paperboy - 1988 NES Nintendo Game - Cart Only - TESTED!
$21.49 USD
Free shipping
★ 99.4% · 8,077 ratings
Listed 3 days ago · checked 3 days ago
Nintendo NES - Paperboy - Cartridge & Packaging
$29.95 USD
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★ 99.7% · 1,679 ratings
Listed 4 days ago · checked 4 days ago
Nintendo Paperboy NES 1988 W Box Manual Inserts
$100.00 USD
Free shipping
★ 100% · 269 ratings
Listed 4 days ago · checked 4 days ago
Mindscape Paperboy (1988) Nintendo NES NTSC-U/C (US/Canada) Game Cartridge
$13.00 USD
★ 100% · 68 ratings
Listed 5 days ago · checked 5 days ago
Paperboy (NES) TESTED
$12.00 USD
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★ 99.7% · 587 ratings
Listed 5 days ago · checked 5 days ago
Paperboy (NintendoNES, 1988) Original Cartridge Only -Tested Working- Label Wear
$9.99 USD
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★ 100% · 1,126 ratings
Listed 5 days ago · checked 5 days ago
About 1 qualifying listings appear per day on average.
Asking-price ranges by condition
| Condition | Min | 25% | Median | 75% | Max | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | $9.99 | $17.99 | $20.74 | $25.00 | $79.99 | 90 |
| Cib | $49.99 | $55.00 | $73.60 | $80.00 | $155.00 | 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 159 listings we observed for this game in the last 30 days, we filtered out 129 of 159 (~81%) for quality reasons. The remaining 30 are what we'd actually surface.
- 67 missing a required keyword group (e.g. completeness / authenticity)
- 56 matched a bootleg / out-of-scope keyword
- 3 seller had too few feedback ratings
- 2 seller positive-feedback percentage too low
- 1 caught by a junk-listing guard
What the feed excludes
An eBay search for Paperboy (NES) 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 109 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 Paperboy (NES) because they are: that's the noise.
Other titles & look-alikes 21
- -snes
- -super nintendo
- -game boy
- -gameboy
- -n64
- -nintendo 64
- -genesis
- -sega
- -commodore
- -c64
- -master system
- -mega drive
- -floppy
- -paperboy 2
- -paper boy 2
- -paperboy ii
- -re-po
- -gb
- -gbc
- -turtles
- -manhattan
Bootlegs & repros 6
- -custom case
- -repro
- -reproduction
- -aftermarket
- -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 7
- -japanese
- -ntsc-j
- -famicom
- -jpn
- -jp
- -pal
- -japan
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
- -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
- -box only
- -manual only
- -nfr
- -hat
- -pin
- -ost
How often qualifying deals appear
- 16 in the last 7 days (~2.29/day)
- 31 in the last 30 days (~1.03/day)
- 31 in the last 90 days (~0.34/day)
Paperboy: collector & reseller spec sheet
- Release: Paperboy came to the NES from Mindscape in 1988 (US), an arcade port.
- Product code & saving: check that the label's product code matches the US (NTSC-U/C) release rather than a Japanese or PAL one. Sellers often print the region on the title ("NTSC-U/C"), but the label is the proof, so ask for a photo of it. The game is a plain arcade port; don't pay a premium for a seller's claims about battery or save features.
- Revisions & prints: some sellers list a "REV-A" copy and others describe early and later label runs. Whether any of that moves the asking price is inconsistent, so treat a revision claim as a reason to ask for label photos, not as proof of rarity.
- Don't mix up the sequel: Paperboy 2 is a separate NES game with a similar cover and the same console, and it is filed under nearly identical titles. This feed rejects it, but check the cover text if you're shopping elsewhere.
- Listing traps seen while tuning: a number of "Paperboy" listings are really the Game Boy, N64, Genesis, Master System or Commodore 64 versions, or a Japanese Famicom import priced far above US copies. Read the console name in the title, not just the word "Paperboy".
Buying NES games: what to check by condition
These checks apply to every NES 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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