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The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition (GameCube)

Published 2026-10-16 · Updated 2026-10-16 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 221 The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition GameCube copies on record — 3 CIB, 218 sealed. PSA tracks 3 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $190 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition on GameCube — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $60
CIB
POP 3
Market: $80
Sealed
POP 218
Market: $190

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 3 distinct production variants of The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently. The variants this game discriminates on: Canadian-market edition.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Made in Japan, 52938A, NFR (Console Pack-In) — 2 76 78
Made in USA, 52538A, NFR (Console Pack-In) — 1 136 137
Made in USA, 52540A, NFR (Console Pack-In), Canadian Version — — 6 6

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition populations independently for loose carts, complete-in-box (CIB), and factory-sealed copies — collectors price each condition separately because rarity and demand diverge sharply. Tables below show the grade-tier breakdown per condition, aggregated across 3 variants PSA recognizes for this title.

Loose Cartridge

PSA hasn’t graded any loose copies of The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition for GameCube yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 3

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in Japan, 52938A, NFR (Console Pack-In) 2 9.4: 1 · 7.5: 1
Made in USA, 52538A, NFR (Console Pack-In) 1 9.4: 1

PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: Made in USA, 52540A, NFR (Console Pack-In), Canadian Version.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 218

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan, 52938A, NFR (Console Pack-In) 76 9.8 A++
Made in USA, 52538A, NFR (Console Pack-In) 136 9.8 A++
Made in USA, 52540A, NFR (Console Pack-In), Canadian Version 6 9.6 A+

Factory Sealed Grade × Seal Matrix

Rows show PSA numeric grades. Columns show seal grades. Cell values are PSA population counts. Aggregated across all variants. Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A++ A+ A B+ B Total
9.8 6 21 3 — — 30
9.6 — 45 21 2 — 68
9.4 — 35 31 2 — 68
9.2 — 7 21 3 — 31
9.0 — 4 7 4 — 15
8.5 — 1 2 2 — 5
7.5 — — — — 1 1
Total 6 113 85 13 1 218

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.

Made in Japan, 52938A, NFR (Console Pack-In) (76 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A++ A+ A B+ Total
9.8 1 8 3 — 12
9.6 — 14 6 1 21
9.4 — 13 8 2 23
9.2 — 3 9 1 13
9.0 — 1 4 2 7
Total 1 39 30 6 76
Made in USA, 52538A, NFR (Console Pack-In) (136 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A++ A+ A B+ Total
9.8 5 13 — — 18
9.6 — 30 12 1 43
9.4 — 22 23 — 45
9.2 — 4 11 2 17
9.0 — 3 3 2 8
8.5 — 1 2 2 5
Total 5 73 51 7 136
Made in USA, 52540A, NFR (Console Pack-In), Canadian Version (6 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A+ A B Total
9.6 1 3 — 4
9.2 — 1 — 1
7.5 — — 1 1
Total 1 4 1 6

Current Market Prices

All prices below are pulled directly from PriceCharting’s public catalog and refreshed each time this article regenerates (typically weekly). PriceCharting computes their values from active and recently-sold listings on eBay + their dealer network — independent of any data on this page. The Sealed column reflects PriceCharting’s “manual-only” / new tier — factory-sealed retail at average condition; specific graded-sealed prices vary sharply by numeric grade + seal letter (use the Sealed eBay browse link below for grade-specific comps).

All 3 PSA-tracked variants share the same PriceCharting prices because PriceCharting indexes at the title level, not the variant level. Variant-specific pricing surfaces on eBay sold-comp data — check the Sealed / CIB / Loose browse links below for variant-aware market signals.

Auction House Graded Sales

Heritage Auctions and Goldin sold results below are real auction transactions for The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition on GameCube. They complement the PriceCharting loose / CIB / sealed benchmarks above; they are not estimates and they are not blended into PriceCharting’s ungraded market prices.

Summary rows are title-level auction sale signals, sorted by format, recency, and realized-price signal. PSA production variants can price differently, so the sale records keep each auction house’s own variant notes visible instead of pretending every auction lot maps cleanly to a PSA variant row.

High-grade games can trade years apart, so older auction records stay visible; treat the latest-sale date as part of the comp, not just the dollar amount.

Format Grade Sale signal Latest sale Comps
Factory sealed (Made in Japan NFR) VGA 90 Last sale $875 Nov 7, 2024 1
Factory sealed (Made in USA NFR) VGA 90 Median $525 Sep 10, 2026 3
Factory sealed (Made in Japan NFR) CGC 9.6 A+ $300-$444 range Jul 15, 2025 2
Factory sealed (Made in Japan NFR) CGC 9.6 A++ Last sale $375 Jul 8, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Made in USA NFR) CGC 9.6 A+ Last sale $275 Dec 16, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Made in Japan NFR) VGA 85 Last sale $250 Dec 16, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Made in Japan NFR) CGC 9.4 A+ $212-$244 range Jul 29, 2025 2
Factory sealed (Made in USA NFR) VGA 90+ Last sale $1,200 Mar 7, 2024 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.4 A+ Last sale $1,080 Oct 12, 2021 1
Factory sealed (System Pack in) WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $826 Aug 18, 2022 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.2 A+ $552-$780 range Jul 12, 2022 2
Factory sealed WATA 9.6 A Last sale $504 Feb 8, 2022 1

Showing the top 12 auction sale signals; the sale-record table below includes every auction auction sale used on this page.

Sale records:

View all 31 auction sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Sep 10, 2026 $550 VGA 90 Factory sealed Made in USA NFR Lot 44349-80016
Dec 16, 2025 $275 CGC 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Made in USA NFR Lot 312550-68039
Dec 16, 2025 $250 VGA 85 Factory sealed Made in Japan NFR Lot 312550-68040
Jul 29, 2025 $212 CGC 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan NFR Lot 312530-70051
Jul 15, 2025 $300 CGC 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan NFR Lot 312528-68047
Jul 10, 2025 $525 VGA 90 Factory sealed Made in USA NFR Lot 44316-79027
Jul 8, 2025 $375 CGC 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Made in Japan NFR Lot 312527-67066
Nov 7, 2024 $875 VGA 90 Factory sealed Made in Japan NFR Lot 44275-80020
Jul 16, 2024 $425 VGA 85+ Factory sealed Made in Japan NFR Lot 312429-68039
Jul 2, 2024 $244 CGC 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan NFR Lot 312427-66018
Mar 7, 2024 $1,200 VGA 90+ Factory sealed Made in USA NFR Lot 44237-80009
Feb 6, 2024 $174 CGC 9.0 A Factory sealed Made in USA NFR Lot 312406-66047
Nov 19, 2023 $306 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Not For Resale, System Pack in Goldin lot 202308-2314-4256-7131c7d2-25e8-4802-a96e-30269bd48706
Oct 17, 2023 $192 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed Canadian Version Lot 312342-68046
Aug 29, 2023 $444 CGC 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan NFR Lot 312335-70052
Jul 6, 2023 $384 VGA 90 Factory sealed Made in USA NFR Lot 44202-80024
Apr 11, 2023 $312 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed System Pack in Exclusive Lot 312315-67062
Mar 28, 2023 $336 VGA 90 Factory sealed NFR European Version Lot 312313-69084
Mar 21, 2023 $264 VGA 85 Factory sealed System Pack in Exclusive Lot 312312-68111
Jan 17, 2023 $216 WATA 9.4 A Factory sealed Made in USA 52538a Lot 312303-68094
Jan 10, 2023 $288 WATA 9.4 A Factory sealed System Pack in Lot 312302-67089
Dec 27, 2022 $192 WATA 9.2 A Factory sealed System Pack in Lot 312252-69103
Dec 20, 2022 $300 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed System Pack in Lot 312251-68127
Dec 20, 2022 $192 WATA 9.4 A Factory sealed System Pack in Lot 312251-68128
Sep 13, 2022 $336 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed System Pack in Lot 312237-67095
Aug 18, 2022 $826 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed System Pack in Lot 44167-80029
Aug 16, 2022 $492 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 312233-68119
Jul 12, 2022 $780 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 312228-67119
Apr 5, 2022 $552 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 312214-66077
Feb 8, 2022 $504 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed — Lot 312206-67056
Oct 12, 2021 $1,080 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 312141-67065

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition on GameCube. “Sold” pulls completed/sold listings (use this for price research). “Listings” pulls current active listings (use this to find a copy to buy).

Why The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition Matters for Grading

The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition is one of the more heavily-graded GameCube titles, with 221 PSA populations on record across loose, CIB, and sealed. Strong submission volume signals collector demand — and grade premiums are the market’s vote on which copies are scarce. The sealed condition dominates submissions (218 of 221, ~98%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. Sealed copies trade at roughly 3× the loose price ($190 vs $60). Solid spread for grading speculation if you can source a clean sealed cart. Because PSA tracks 3 variants separately, production-code identification matters before submission. The pop-by-variant breakdown above tells you which variant is the rarer find.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition GameCube worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (218) outweighs CIB and loose for The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition, indicating sealed is where collector capital concentrates. CIB and loose grading is viable but margins are thinner after fees.

How rare is a graded sealed copy of The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition?

PSA tracks 218 graded sealed copies of The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition for GameCube. The grade-tier breakdown above shows how those split across PSA’s numeric grades — top-grade copies (9.4+) are the scarcest and typically command the strongest premiums.

Should I buy a graded or raw copy of The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition?

Depends on your goal. Graded copies cost more upfront but come with PSA’s authenticity + condition guarantee — the right move for buy-and-hold collectors. Raw copies are cheaper but require condition assessment yourself, and the grading lottery means a $50 raw cart can come back as a $25 PSA 7 OR a $200 PSA 9.4. Use the per-condition pop and price data above to calculate expected value before you commit.

Why does PSA track multiple variants of The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition?

PSA recognizes 3 distinct production variants of The Legend of Zelda: Collector’s Edition on GameCube. Variants reflect real production differences — different factories (Made in Japan vs Made in Mexico), packaging die changes, ESRB-rating retrofits added partway through the console’s life, or Players Choice reissues from later runs. Collectors price them differently because rarity diverges, and PSA tracks each on its own population row so the data reflects the real market structure.

Sources

Pop counts pulled weekly from PSA Video Games population data. Prices from PriceCharting. PSA acquired WATA in July 2021 and completed the rebrand to PSA Video Games on October 20, 2025. PSA Video Games population data is the continuation of WATA’s population history. Heritage graded-sale comps come from Heritage Auctions sold archive lot pages linked in the sale-record table. Goldin graded-sale comps come from Goldin (goldin.co) sold lot pages linked in the sale-record table; Goldin prices are the lot’s final price as Goldin reports it.

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