Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town (GBA) — Pop Report
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PSA has graded 18 Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town Game Boy Advance copies on record — 2 CIB, 16 sealed. PSA tracks 2 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town on Game Boy Advance — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.
Quick Facts
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Title: Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
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Console: Game Boy Advance
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Variants tracked by PSA: 2
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Total PSA-graded copies: 18 (Loose: 0 · CIB: 2 · Sealed: 16)
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PriceCharting market data: not yet matched
Variant Comparison
PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town, 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 | — | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| Made in Japan, Canadian Version | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
PSA Pop by Condition
PSA tracks Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town 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 2 variants PSA recognizes for this title.
Loose Cartridge
PSA hasn’t graded any loose copies of Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town for Game Boy Advance yet.
Complete in Box (CIB)
Total graded: 2
| Variant | Pop | Grade Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan | 1 | 9.0: 1 |
| Made in Japan, Canadian Version | 1 | 9.4: 1 |
Factory Sealed
Total graded: 16
Sealed summary by variant:
| Variant | Total Pop | Top Numeric Grade | Best Seal Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan | 14 | 9.8 | A++ |
| Made in Japan, Canadian Version | 2 | 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 | Total |
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| 9.8 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| 9.6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9.2 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 8.5 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 8.0 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
Per-variant grade × seal matrices
Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.
Made in Japan (14 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | Total |
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| 9.8 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| 9.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.0 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| 8.5 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 8.0 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
Made in Japan, Canadian Version (2 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | Total |
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| 9.6 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.2 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 |
Current Market Prices
PriceCharting hasn’t matched a catalog entry for Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town on Game Boy Advance yet — typically a sign of very-low-circulation regional editions or a variant PSA tracks but the wider market hasn’t indexed. Use the eBay sold-comps links below to check recent transactions directly.
Goldin Graded Sales
Goldin sold results below are real auction transactions for Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town on Game Boy Advance. 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 Goldin sale signals, sorted by format, recency, and realized-price signal. PSA production variants can price differently, so the sale records keep Goldin’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 |
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| Factory sealed (Made in Japan) | WATA 9.6 A+ | Last sale $310 | Mar 2, 2025 | 1 |
Sale records:
| Date | Sold For | Grader / Grade | Format | Variant Notes | Source |
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| Mar 2, 2025 | $310 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Made in Japan | Goldin lot 202411-2118-4509-561b90a7-89ec-4027-80e9-cc3ab6b9bd59 |
Listings
Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town on Game Boy Advance. “Sold” pulls completed/sold listings (use this for price research). “Listings” pulls current active listings (use this to find a copy to buy).
Why Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town Matters for Grading
With 18 PSA-graded copies on record, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town sits in the mid-rarity tier for Game Boy Advance — graded copies surface periodically on eBay but command meaningful premiums over raw. The sealed condition dominates submissions (16 of 18, ~88%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. Because PSA tracks 2 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 Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town Game Boy Advance worth grading?
Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (16) outweighs CIB and loose for Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town, 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 Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town?
PSA tracks 16 graded sealed copies of Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town for Game Boy Advance. 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 Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town?
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 Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town?
PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town on Game Boy Advance. 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. 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.
Related Resources
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Game Boy Advance Game Library — every variant PSA tracks for this console, with pop + price per condition tier (loose, CIB, sealed).
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Retro Video Game Collecting — pillar with broader strategy, market dynamics, and grading economics.
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