Is my GameCube worth money?

The GameCube came out in 2001 and was made until 2007. It plays small discs, smaller than a CD. Working consoles with an original controller and memory card are wanted, and the first model has a port that collectors look for.

Which GameCube do you have?

Model	Years	How to tell
DOL-001	From 2001	Has the Digital AV Out port and a second serial port at the back.
DOL-101	From about 2004	Both ports removed to lower the cost.

The model number, DOL-001 or DOL-101, is on the label under the console. Look at the back: a second video port next to the usual one means DOL-001.

What adds value

Tick what applies to yours:

DOL-001 with its Digital AV Out port: the one people want for a sharper picture.
Tested: the disc spins and reads, the lid closes and the picture comes up.
An original Nintendo controller and memory card, and the Game Boy Player add-on, which plays Game Boy games on the TV.
The box, and less common colors such as Platinum.

Red flags

"Disc not spinning" or "disc read error": a worn drive.
A stuck or missing disc lid.
No power supply or video cable: you cannot test it before you sell or buy.

Good to know about the GameCube

Nintendo removed the Digital AV Out port from the DOL-101 to lower the cost: fewer than 1 percent of owners used it, and its cable was sold only on Nintendo's website.
The Game Boy Player add-on fits under the console and plays Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance games on the TV.
The first Wii model, RVL-001, also plays GameCube discs and takes GameCube controllers and memory cards.
The GameCube was made from 2001 until 2007. About 21.74 million were sold, far fewer than the PlayStation 2.
Its games come on 8 cm discs holding about 1.5 GB, which ordinary DVD drives cannot read.
Nintendo's own memory cards hold 59, 251 or 1,019 blocks: the bigger card keeps more saved games.
The WaveBird (2002) is Nintendo's wireless controller: it runs on two AA batteries and does not vibrate.
North American colors: Indigo, Jet Black and Platinum. The orange Spice console was sold mainly in Japan.

Live listings on eBay

A few GameCube consoles listed now, United States, from $40. Asking prices, not sold prices: the price a console actually sells for can be lower.

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Sources: Wikipedia, GameCube; ConsoleMods, GameCube Model Differences; iFixit, Nintendo GameCube and GameCube Memory Card; Giant Bomb, GameCube; Engadget, GameCube discs were small for a reason; all read October 15, 2026. Each fact here is on at least two of them.