The Guardian Legend (NES) — Price Guide & Live Deals
Live NES The Guardian Legend deals across loose, CIB and sealed copies: what a fair asking price looks like and which listings to skip.
Right now: Loose prices roughly flat over 90 days, 48 current qualifying listings.
Current qualifying listings
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$99.99 USD
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★ 99.9% · 42,715 ratings
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The Guardian Legend (Nintendo NES, 1989)
$20.00 USD
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★ 99.5% · 721 ratings
Listed 3 days ago · checked 3 days ago
Guardian Legend (Nintendo NES, 1989) Authentic Cart Only
$16.99 USD
★ 100% · 423 ratings
Listed 4 days ago · checked 4 days ago
The Guardian Legend 1989 NES Nintendo Game
$24.00 USD
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★ 100% · 126 ratings
Listed 4 days ago · checked 4 days ago
The Guardian Legend Nintendo NES Game with Box -No Manual
$61.99 USD
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★ 100% · 1,213 ratings
Listed 4 days ago · checked 4 days ago
Guardian Legend (Super Nintendo Entertainment System, 1989)
$18.00 USD
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★ 100% · 468 ratings
Listed 5 days ago · checked 5 days ago
The Guardian Legend (Nintendo NES) CIB COMPLETE IN BOX RARE TESTED & WORKING!
$59.99 USD
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★ 99.7% · 3,368 ratings
Listed 6 days ago · checked 6 days ago
The Guardian Legend Nintendo NES 1985 Video Game Cartridge
$15.00 USD
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★ 100% · 399 ratings
Listed 6 days ago · checked 6 days ago
The Guardian Legend (Nintendo NES, 1989)
$39.99 USD
Free shipping
★ 99.5% · 7,556 ratings
Listed 7 days ago · checked 7 days ago
Guardian Legend Game Cartridge Only TESTED Working
$15.99 USD
+$6.00 shipping
★ 99.9% · 3,934 ratings
Listed 7 days ago · checked 7 days ago
The Guardian Legend (Nintendo Entertainment System, 1989) NES CIB COMPLETE
$88.24 USD
+$5.69 shipping
★ 99.6% · 18,647 ratings
The Guardian Legend NES · 10/28/2026 2:51 PM
The Guardian Legend (Nintendo Entertainment System, 1989) NES CIB COMPLETE
$88.24 USD
+$5.69 shipping
★ 99.6% · 18,647 ratings
The Guardian Legend NES · 10/28/2026 2:51 PM
Roughly one qualifying listing every 3 days.
Asking-price ranges by condition
| Condition | Min | 25% | Median | 75% | Max | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | $15.00 | $19.99 | $24.99 | $40.50 | $124.50 | 53 |
| Cib | $59.99 | $78.99 | $88.24 | $100.00 | $275.00 | 9 |
| SealedLow sample size | $99.99 | $99.99 | $99.99 | $99.99 | $99.99 | 1 |
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 38 listings we observed for this game in the last 30 days, we filtered out 28 of 38 (~74%) for quality reasons. The remaining 10 are what we'd actually surface.
- 18 matched a bootleg / out-of-scope keyword
- 9 caught by a junk-listing guard
- 1 priced above the curated ceiling
What the feed excludes
An eBay search for The Guardian Legend (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 The Guardian Legend (NES) because they are: that's the noise.
Other titles & look-alikes 11
- -reprint
- -guardian heroes
- -guardian of
- -game book
- -mattel
- -italiano
- -guardic
- -goardic
- -diorama
- -re-po
- -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
- -italian
- -jpn
- -jp
- -pal
- -pal-a
- -aus
- -japan
Lots & multi-item listings 8
- -lot
- -bundle
- -collection
- -set of
- -multiple games
- -3 games
- -4 games
- -5 games
Accessories, merch & paper 55
- -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 booklet
- -instruction manual
- -nes manual
- -box only
- -box cover
- -nfr
- -hat
- -pin
- -ost
- -art
How often qualifying deals appear
- 8 in the last 7 days (~1.14/day)
- 10 in the last 30 days (~0.33/day)
- 10 in the last 90 days (~0.11/day)
The Guardian Legend: collector & reseller spec sheet
- Publisher & release: Compile developed it and Broderbund published the US NES release in 1989. Listings often say "Broderbund" in the title.
- Region: the Japanese release was titled Guardic Gaiden and is a separate Famicom game. The US cart is the one this page tracks.
- Save mechanism: it uses passwords rather than a save battery, so there is no battery to worry about on this title.
- Print variants: check the product code on the label matches the US release and compare against a known authentic photo; we don't name specific print variants.
- Listing trap: many sellers file this under "Super Nintendo" in the title, or sell only the manual or box under the same title. Read whether the listing is the cartridge, the manual or the box before you buy.
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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