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Donkey Kong Land III (Game Boy): PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-06-12 · Updated 2026-06-12 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 186 Donkey Kong Land III Game Boy copies on record — 186 sealed. Sealed copies trade in the $189 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Donkey Kong Land III on Game Boy — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $20
CIB
POP 0
Market: $90
Sealed
POP 186
Market: $189

Quick Facts

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Donkey Kong Land III 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 1 variant PSA recognizes for this title.

Loose Cartridge

PSA hasn’t graded any loose copies of Donkey Kong Land III for Game Boy yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

PSA hasn’t graded any cib copies of Donkey Kong Land III for Game Boy yet.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 186

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan 186 10 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: 10 (PSA ceiling).

Grade A++ A+ A Total
10 1 1
9.8 99 3 102
9.6 37 14 2 53
9.4 15 7 22
9.2 1 1 2
8.5 1 1 1 3
8.0 2 2
<6.5 1 1
Total 154 26 6 186

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).

Heritage Graded Sales

Heritage Auctions sold results below are real auction transactions for Donkey Kong Land III on Game Boy. 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 Heritage sale signals, sorted by format, recency, and realized-price signal. PSA production variants can price differently, so the sale records keep Heritage’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 CGC 9.8 A++ Median $400 Feb 3, 2026 3
Factory sealed CGC 9.9 A++ Last sale $350 Mar 3, 2026 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.6 A+ Median $324 Sep 17, 2024 3
Factory sealed VGA 90+ Last sale $224 Jan 6, 2026 1
Factory sealed CGC 9.6 A++ Last sale $199 Mar 24, 2026 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.4 A++ $348-$660 range May 31, 2022 2
Factory sealed WATA 9.8 A++ Median $645 Feb 13, 2024 12
Factory sealed VGA 95 Last sale $576 Nov 30, 2023 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.6 A++ $312-$468 range Jan 10, 2023 2
Factory sealed WATA 9.4 A+ Last sale $204 Feb 20, 2024 1
Factory sealed WATA 8.0 A Last sale $139 Nov 1, 2022 1
Qualified / no seal VGA 90 Last sale $360 Jun 14, 2022 1

Sale records:

View all 29 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Mar 24, 2026 $199 CGC 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312612-69018
Mar 3, 2026 $350 CGC 9.9 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312609-66030
Feb 3, 2026 $400 CGC 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312605-66019
Jan 6, 2026 $224 VGA 90+ Factory sealed Lot 312601-66025
Sep 17, 2024 $200 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Lot 312438-68019
Sep 3, 2024 $375 CGC 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312436-66017
Feb 20, 2024 $204 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Lot 312408-68031
Feb 13, 2024 $408 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312407-67037
Jan 30, 2024 $346 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312405-70026
Nov 30, 2023 $576 VGA 95 Factory sealed Lot 44223-79225
May 25, 2023 $480 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 44196-80175
May 16, 2023 $780 CGC 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312320-68072
Jan 10, 2023 $312 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312302-67072
Dec 20, 2022 $324 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Lot 312251-68103
Nov 29, 2022 $528 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312248-70080
Nov 1, 2022 $139 WATA 8.0 A Factory sealed Lot 312244-66078
Jun 14, 2022 $504 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312224-67076
Jun 14, 2022 $468 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312224-67077
Jun 14, 2022 $360 VGA 90 Qualified / no seal Lot 312224-67078
Jun 7, 2022 $630 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312223-66093
May 31, 2022 $660 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312222-70074
May 31, 2022 $348 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312222-70075
May 17, 2022 $660 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312220-68035
Mar 29, 2022 $900 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312213-70057
Feb 22, 2022 $900 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312208-69067
Feb 1, 2022 $960 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312205-66046
Dec 7, 2021 $660 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Lot 312149-66034
Oct 26, 2021 $1,140 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312143-69057
Oct 12, 2021 $660 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312141-67042

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Donkey Kong Land III on Game Boy. “Sold” pulls completed/sold listings (use this for price research). “Listings” pulls current active listings (use this to find a copy to buy).

Why Donkey Kong Land III Matters for Grading

Donkey Kong Land III is one of the more heavily-graded Game Boy titles, with 186 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. Notable: every graded copy is in the sealed condition — collectors clearly favor that condition tier for this title, and the other conditions are either ungraded territory or grade-and-flip opportunities. Sealed copies trade at roughly 9× the loose price ($189 vs $20). Solid spread for grading speculation if you can source a clean sealed cart.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Donkey Kong Land III Game Boy worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (186) outweighs CIB and loose for Donkey Kong Land III, 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 Donkey Kong Land III?

PSA tracks 186 graded sealed copies of Donkey Kong Land III for Game Boy. 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 Donkey Kong Land III?

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 Donkey Kong Land III?

PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for Donkey Kong Land III on Game Boy. That doesn’t mean only one variant exists — production codes that haven’t been submitted yet won’t appear on the census. Check the back of your cartridge for production-location markings (“Made in Japan”, “Made in Mexico”) and the box for ESRB-rating placement to identify your specific variant.

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.

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