Nintendo's 16-bit console reached US stores in limited numbers on August 23, 1991, with the nationwide launch on September 9. Lance Barr at Nintendo of America gave it a boxier look than Japan's Super Famicom, with purple sliding switches and a dark gray eject lever, and the very light ABS plastic is why so many have gone yellow. The board inside changed over the years. Early consoles split the video across two chips, and their RGB looks softly smeared sideways. In 1995 Nintendo merged the two into one, and those 1CHIP consoles give the sharpest picture you can get from the original case. Collectors hunt them by the UN3 serial on the bottom sticker, though only opening one proves it. Every version still does RGB with just the right cable.
Before you plug it in
Should come with it
Check the listing photos against this list, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing piece should come off the price.
Yellowed plastic is the usual flaw, since the light ABS oxidizes with air, UV and heat, and sections from different batches can yellow into a two-tone case. Opened consoles show chewed security screws, and a tired cartridge release lever can lose its spring.
New to retro hardware? How to check a used retro console covers testing, yellowed plastic and opened shells, and regions and video out explains what will run on what, and on which TV.
Buying guide
We'd buy the SNS-001 titled tested with a controller and its cords at $130 delivered, $21 under the $151 median of the $120 to $210 band most complete kits ask, and the photo shows the adapter and an AV cable. There are at least 196 listed; a console alone asks about $84 to $95 delivered, and a tested auction kit sits at $58 with five days to climb. Yellowed plastic shows in several photos and is cosmetic, but look for chewed security screws, a sign it's been opened, and treat a 1CHIP claim as unproven until you see a photo of the board. Every original SNES puts out composite, S-video and RGB from the Multi Out port, and S-video or RGB through a scaler looks far better than composite on a modern TV. Skip the boxed Super Set with $125 shipping from a 97.7% seller and the $1,021 yellowed console.
$58.18est. delivered
An auction at $58 delivered with no bids and five days left, titled tested, and the photo shows a controller, the adapter and cables. It will climb; we'd stop near $130, what the tested kit below asks with free shipping.
Super Nintendo SNES System Complete Authentic Original Tested & Works Great
$129.99delivered
Titled tested with one controller and its cords at $130 delivered, $21 under the median, and the photo shows the adapter and an AV cable. The case has yellowed, which is cosmetic.
Super Nintendo Console With 1 Controller And Cords Tested Works SNES SNES-001!
$129.99delivered
Everything you need to plug in is in the photo and it's titled tested, with free shipping, so there's nothing to add before you play.
Super Nintendo Console With 1 Controller And Cords Tested Works SNES SNES-001!
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Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 15, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
Used$58.18est. delivered
$50.00 + $8.18 shipping
Auction · no bids yet · ends in 5d 17h
Good buy
Auction, titled tested. The photo shows a controller, adapter and cables. It will climb.
Seller: mafal4738
100% positive
Used$129.99delivered
$129.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$129.99
Good buy
Titled tested with a controller and cords. Yellowed case.
Seller: nickknacksales
100% positive
Used$94.92est. delivered
$69.99 + $24.93 shipping
Buy It Now$69.99
Our take
Console only, titled tested and heavily yellowed (titled patina). Needs an adapter, cable and controller.
Seller: yfllc1
99.4% positive
Refurbished$284.95delivered
$284.95 · free shipping
Buy It Now$284.95
Our take
Titled 1CHIP with two controllers, on a refurbished card. Ask for a photo of the board.
Seller: amsp-66
99.9% positive
Used$109.99delivered
$109.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$109.99
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Yellowed console with a controller and cables in the photo. No seller feedback shown.
Seller: Seller on eBay
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Used$151.37est. delivered
$112.54 + $38.83 shipping
Buy It Now$112.54
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The photo shows two TTX third-party pads, not Nintendo controllers. Ships from Canada.
Seller: pcfcollectibles
100% positive
Used$505.47est. delivered
$380.00 + $125.47 shipping
Buy It Now$380.00
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Priced high
Boxed Super Set with Super Mario World, but $125 shipping and 97.7% seller feedback.
Seller: simahm-9780
97.7% positive
Used$1,020.99est. delivered
$999.99 + $21.00 shipping
Buy It Now$999.99
This seller takes offers, and many sellers accept less than the asking price.
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Priced high
Yellowed console with a controller, at about 6.7 times the median.
Seller: anonymousideas
100% positive
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