Solstice (NES) — Price Guide & Live Deals
Live NES Solstice deals across loose, CIB and sealed copies, what a fair asking price looks like, and which listings to skip. Updated all day.
Right now: Loose prices roughly flat over 90 days, 48 current qualifying listings.
Current qualifying listings
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Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos Nintendo NES Complete In Box
$59.43 USD
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★ 100% · 10,587 ratings
Listed 2 days ago · checked 2 days ago
Solstice Quest for the Staff of Demnos NES Nintendo Authentic Tested Working
$7.99 USD
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★ 100% · 1,609 ratings
Listed 3 days ago · checked 3 days ago
NES - Solstice (Loose)
$11.00 USD
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★ 99.7% · 1,385 ratings
Listed 3 days ago · checked 3 days ago
Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos (NES)w/NESsleeve+clearcase tested
$7.99 USD
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★ 100% · 3,267 ratings
Listed 4 days ago · checked 4 days ago
Imagesoft Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos (Nintendo NES) NTSC-U/C
$7.00 USD
★ 100% · 21 ratings
Listed 6 days ago · checked 6 days ago
Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos Nintendo NES CIB Box Manual Tested
$49.99 USD
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★ 100% · 587 ratings
Listed 7 days ago · checked 7 days ago
Solstice Quest for the Staff of Demnos Nintendo NES Authentic Cartridge Tested
$12.99 USD
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★ 100% · 111 ratings
Listed 7 days ago · checked 7 days ago
Imagesoft Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos Nintendo NES NTSC-U/C
$13.00 USD
★ 100% · 89 ratings
Solstice NES · 10/28/2026 9:42 PM
Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos (Nintendo NES) COMPLETE in Box
$51.87 USD
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★ 99.9% · 10,969 ratings
Solstice NES · 10/28/2026 9:42 PM
Imagesoft Solstice: Quest for the Staff of Demnos (Nintendo NES, 1985)
$9.99 USD
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★ 99.5% · 3,750 ratings
Solstice NES · 10/28/2026 9:42 PM
Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos (NES, 1990) Imagesoft Cartridge Only
$19.99 USD
★ 99.6% · 1,364 ratings
Solstice NES · 10/28/2026 9:42 PM
Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos (Nintendo NES) CIB
$79.99 USD
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★ 99.2% · 1,985 ratings
Solstice NES · 10/28/2026 9:42 PM
Roughly one qualifying listing every 4.3 days.
Asking-price ranges by condition
| Condition | Min | 25% | Median | 75% | Max | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | $6.00 | $9.99 | $12.99 | $16.36 | $79.99 | 109 |
| Cib | $15.00 | $44.99 | $50.00 | $59.43 | $219.99 | 29 |
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 21 listings we observed for this game in the last 30 days, we filtered out 14 of 21 (~67%) for quality reasons. The remaining 7 are what we'd actually surface.
- 12 matched a bootleg / out-of-scope keyword
- 1 caught by a junk-listing guard
- 1 seller had too few feedback ratings
What the feed excludes
An eBay search for Solstice (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 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 Solstice (NES) because they are: that's the noise.
Other titles & look-alikes 14
- -winter solstice
- -summer solstice
- -candle
- -tarot
- -ornament
- -book
- -framed
- -re-po
- -cd
- -dvd
- -dvds
- -lp
- -tee
- -ita
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
- -europe
- -jpn
- -jp
- -pal
- -eur
- -uk
- -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
- -promo item
- -promotional
- -insert only
- -flyer
- -pamphlet
- -display card
- -demo cart
- -kiosk
- -case only
- -case-only
- -clamshell only
- -box and case
- -replacement box only
- -manual only
- -box only
- -nfr
- -hat
- -pin
- -ost
- -art
How often qualifying deals appear
- 5 in the last 7 days (~0.71/day)
- 7 in the last 30 days (~0.23/day)
- 7 in the last 90 days (~0.08/day)
Solstice: collector & reseller spec sheet
- Full title: Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos, an isometric action-adventure published for the NES in North America by CSG Imagesoft in 1990.
- Sellers misspell it constantly. Listings read "Staff of Demons", "Demos" or just "Solstice", and many titles carry the wrong year. The feed matches on the word "Solstice" plus the NES platform guard, so those copies still appear.
- Easy mix-ups: a Japanese Famicom release exists under a different subtitle and is filtered out of the feed, along with PAL copies. Check the product code on the label matches the US release before paying a premium.
- Print variants: we don't claim a specific print or label variant for this title. If a seller advertises one, ask for a clear photo of the label and back of the cart.
- Graded and sealed copies show up occasionally at asking prices far above ordinary CIB. Read the grader's cert number against the grader's own database, not the seller's screenshot.
- Condition grades are unreliable. Sellers list the same cart as "Good", "Very Good" or "Acceptable". Judge by the photos and the CIB / loose chip, not the dropdown.
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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