Used Game Boys in Toronto typically sell for C$75 to C$375 (about $54 to $270). Handheld collecting has grown sharply, and screen condition plus shell colour do most of the work in setting the price.
Selling a Game Boy in Toronto
Toronto is Canada’s largest city and its most expensive, and the condo boom of the last two decades means an enormous share of the population lives in a small apartment. Furniture sized for a condo moves quickly here; anything built for a house does not.
Rental turnover is high and newcomers to Canada arrive here in greater numbers than anywhere else, so households are constantly being furnished from scratch and cleared out again. Supply is steady rather than seasonal.
Most small handovers happen near a subway or GO station because driving downtown and finding anywhere to stop is genuinely difficult. For condo collections, the building will usually require the service lift to be booked in advance.
Toronto, in Ontario, has around 2.8 million people, which means a deep enough buyer pool that most things sell without having to travel far to hand them over. Ottawa, Brampton and Hamilton are close enough that a buyer there may well make the trip for the right thing.
Handing it over in Toronto
Interac e-Transfer is the norm and is instant and traceable, which suits a private sale well. It is what most buyers will suggest before anything else.
Sell your Game Boy in Toronto
Listing is free and there is no commission and no buyer fee, so the price you agree is the price you keep. Most listings take about a minute to put up.
What Game Boys are worth
What lifts the price
- Boxed examples with inserts and manuals
- Battery compartment free of corrosion
What pulls it down
- Battery acid corrosion on the terminals
- Missing battery covers, which are surprisingly costly
Working out what yours is worth
- Power it on and check the display for dead lines
- Note the exact model and shell colour
Getting it ready
- Open the battery compartment and check for corrosion on the terminals, which is extremely common and must be disclosed.
- Identify the exact model: original DMG, Pocket, Color, Advance or SP, and note the shell colour.
Photograph
- The screen straight on, revealing any missing lines or scratches
- The battery compartment, terminals visible
Put in the description
- Screen condition, including any missing lines, scratches or discolouration
- Battery terminal condition, and whether there has been any leakage
Exact model and colour: “Game Boy Color, Atomic Purple, Working”. Collectors search by model and shell colour, and some colourways are worth multiples of others. Say plainly whether the screen has missing lines and whether the battery terminals are clean.
Listing is free and there is no selling fee, so the whole amount the buyer pays stays with you. You and the buyer agree the handover between yourselves.
Same region (Ontario)
Common questions
Where can I sell a Game Boy in Toronto?
List it free on WishThrift and deal with the buyer direct. Most small handovers happen near a subway or GO station because driving downtown and finding anywhere to stop is genuinely difficult. For condo collections, the building will usually require the service lift to be booked in advance.
Has it been modded?
Backlit and recapped consoles are worth more to some buyers and less to purists. Either way, say exactly what has been done.
How much is a Game Boy worth in Toronto?
Most used Game Boys change hands for C$75 to C$375 (about $54 to $270). Condition and completeness move that figure more than anything else.
More: selling a Game Boy across Canada, what Game Boys are worth, everything second hand in Toronto, or Gaming in Toronto.
Guide range converted from sterling at the 2 August 2026 rate, not a quote — sellers set their own price.