Hello everyone.

I happened to stumble upon a Virtual Boy in box at the flea market today so I came to the experts here to get more info. Some guy was asking $10 but walked away paying $5 for it. I know very little about video games or consoles but it caught my eye because a coworker mentioned to me that he was always hunting for a virtual boy.

When I got home I noticed a Warranty Card inside that says “Retailer must mail this card immediately to validate customer proof of purchase”. I tried to google it but can’t find any information other than an ebay auction where the guy is asking almost $700.

Is the warranty card rare or just uncommon? Does it add any value to the console itself? The card isn’t attached to the box, but the serial no. on the card matches the one on the box. ANY info or help would be greatly appreciated. THANKS.

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my box had the warranty card and the mail-away card for a free set of batteries (from what i recall, its in storage now). from a collector’s point of view, yea they may be nice to have. adding value? there were an estimated 770,000 units sold and the vb was on the market for less than a year. i would bet that a lot of those warranty cards weren’t sent in. i have seen them often. however, most vb’s i see for sale are without a box. so perhaps the card would be considered rare. although, i don’t see how it would increase the value much. its a nice thing to have, for a completest, but adds nothing to the experience of playing vb games.

$5 for a vb is incredibly cheap. is it complete (vb, eye shade (without tares), stand (without cracks to the medallion), controller, battery pack, and mario tennis)? by comparison, i spent $145 on my boxed unit and it came with 3 games and the AC adapter.

have you tried it yet, is it working? a common issue with the vb is the displays will glitch up. this is due to the fact that nintendo used glue to secure them, and that glue just doesn’t last the test of time. it is possible to fix this issue, so if you do indeed have it, don’t get upset. =)

if you are asking about the rarity of the card because you are wanting to sell the vb to your co-worker, i would say that a fully working vb without the major issues (cracked stand, torn eye shade, etc) would be worth around $75. they close for less on eBay and often more, but right around that price would be a good starting point. if you have some games and the AC adapter, then the price should go up.

Thanks for the info. It came with 3 games and everything but the stand. It is in really good shape,just very dusty. I think it was stored away somewhere. I haven’t tested it yet because I don’t have the 6 AA batteries.

I was just curious because I didnt see any of the sets for sale that had the warranty card and that sometimes the minor things included can increase value to collectors. I was planning on reselling but seeing that it doesn’t have the stand the value might not be too much so I’ll probably keep it and play around with it. Thanks

you can probably grab a stand for around $30. just make sure to ask the seller if the center medallion is free of cracks. it is the weak point of the design. once you find one, you can still turn a profit.

i hope you get a chance to test it out. it was a very unique system that never seems to get the credit it deserved. back then if you didn’t turn a profit you were a failure. based on what the VB set out to accomplish, it was a success. somewhat limited by its monochromatic display, but a success non-the-less.