Video Games BOLO List: 15 Titles Worth Money Right Now (July 2026 Data)

If you look for video games at thrift stores, this is your July 2026 BOLO list. I pulled our database of nearly two million sold eBay video game listings, filtered to the last twelve months, and pulled out 15 titles that keep selling for real money. The most expensive one on the list is Rule of Rose for the PS2, with a median sold price of $680, and most people walk right past it because they have never heard of it. That is the whole point of a BOLO list. The stuff worth money usually does not look like it.

How I built this video games BOLO list

This is not a list of games I think are cool. Every title here comes from real sold data. I looked at what actually sold on eBay over the last year, matched the titles, and calculated the median sold price for each one. I only kept games with at least 20 real sales, and most of these have hundreds. So when I say a game sells for a number, that is the middle of what people actually paid, not a hopeful listing price.

One thing to know before you read the list. These medians blend every condition that sold, from loose cartridges to complete in box. A clean complete copy sells for more than the median. A beat up loose disc sells for less. So treat the number as the center of the range, then adjust up or down based on what is actually in your hand.

The 15 video games worth grabbing right now

Ranked by median sold price over the last 12 months. Console is in parentheses so you know what shelf to check.

1. Rule of Rose (PS2), median sold $680. A survival horror game almost nobody recognizes, which is exactly why it slips past sellers. Easily the most valuable title on this list.
2. EarthBound (SNES), median sold $369. The classic grail. If you see the long box or the cart, stop what you are doing.
3. Silent Hill 3 (PS2), median sold $246. Horror holds value hard. Even the Greatest Hits version sells well.
4. Pokemon Emerald (GBA), median sold $225. Pokemon on the older handhelds is money. Fakes exist, so check the label and the battery save.
5. Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance (GameCube), median sold $206. A GameCube strategy game that quietly became one of the most valuable discs on the system.
6. Kirby's Dream Land 3 (SNES), median sold $200. Late SNES release, low print run, strong demand.
7. Conker's Bad Fur Day (N64), median sold $170. One of the most searched N64 games. The cart alone is worth grabbing.
8. Pokemon Crystal (GBC), median sold $165. Game Boy Color Pokemon with the working clock feature. Check that the internal battery still holds.
9. Ogre Battle 64 (N64), median sold $160. A sleeper RPG that flies under most people's radar.
10. Pokemon Colosseum (GameCube), median sold $158. High demand and still findable in the wild.
11. Skies of Arcadia (Dreamcast / GameCube), median sold $150. An RPG people actively hunt for on both systems.
12. Pokemon Platinum (DS), median sold $140. One of the more valuable DS games out there, and DS carts are everywhere.
13. Def Jam: Fight for NY (PS2), median sold $140. The sleeper nobody expects. It is a common looking sports fighter that sells like a rare game, and it had almost a thousand sales in the last year.
14. Metroid Prime Trilogy (Wii), median sold $126. A Wii disc worth real money, which is rare for that system.
15. Chrono Trigger (SNES), median sold $114. The SNES original. Watch out, the DS remake is a different game and sells for a lot less.

What to actually do with this at the thrift store

The lesson here is that value does not match how a game looks. Def Jam: Fight for NY looks like a throwaway sports game and sells for $140. Rule of Rose looks like nothing and sells for $680. The games that make you money are usually the ones you would never guess, so do not trust your gut on the boring looking cases. Flip the case over, read the actual title on the disc or cart, and know that a plain looking spine can be the best find in the bin.

Volume matters too. A game that sells for $500 but only moves twice a year can sit in your closet forever. Most titles on this list had hundreds of sales in the last twelve months, which means they are both valuable and liquid. That combination is what makes something worth your time, not just the top price.

One more thing on Pokemon and older cartridge games. Reproduction carts and dead save batteries are real, so check the label print quality and test the save if you can. A working copy is worth the full number. A fake is worth nothing.

How to check a whole shelf fast

You cannot memorize a list like this while you are standing in a thrift store, and you do not need to. This is exactly why I built Flippr. You photograph the shelf or stack of games, and it identifies the titles and shows you real sold prices and sell-through, so you can see the $200 game sitting next to the $3 sports titles in a couple of seconds. The whole idea is to let the data catch the finds your eyes would miss.

I will refresh this list each month with current data, since prices move. For now, save these 15, keep an eye out, and remember the real takeaway. The games worth money rarely look the part.