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Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga (GBA) — PSA Pop & Prices

Published 2026-09-18 · Updated 2026-09-18 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 54 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Game Boy Advance copies on record — 4 CIB, 50 sealed. PSA tracks 3 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $222 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga on Game Boy Advance — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $24
CIB
POP 4
Market: $98
Sealed
POP 50
Market: $222

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 3 distinct production variants of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Made in Japan, 100% Fiber 3 20 23
Made in Japan, 83% Fiber 17 17
Made in Japan, Player’s Choice 1 13 14

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga 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 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga for Game Boy Advance yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 4

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in Japan, 100% Fiber 3 9.4: 1 · 9.0: 2
Made in Japan, Player’s Choice 1 8.0: 1

PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: Made in Japan, 83% Fiber.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 50

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan, 100% Fiber 20 9.8 A++
Made in Japan, 83% Fiber 17 9.6 A++
Made in Japan, Player’s Choice 13 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 B+ Total
10 1 1
9.8 5 3 8
9.6 2 4 6
9.4 3 4 7
9.2 8 1 9
9.0 4 4
8.5 2 4 6
8.0 3 3
7.5 1 1 2
7.0 1 1
<6.5 2 1 3
Total 13 33 3 1 50

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

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

Made in Japan, 100% Fiber (20 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ Total
9.8 3 1 4
9.6 1 1 2
9.4 3 2 5
9.2 2 2
9.0 3 3
8.5 1 1
8.0 2 2
<6.5 1 1
Total 8 12 20
Made in Japan, 83% Fiber (17 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ A B+ Total
9.6 1 2 3
9.4 2 2
9.2 3 3
9.0 1 1
8.5 1 3 4
7.5 1 1 2
7.0 1 1
<6.5 1 1
Total 2 12 2 1 17
Made in Japan, Player's Choice (13 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 10 (PSA ceiling).

Grade A++ A+ A Total
10 1 1
9.8 2 2 4
9.6 1 1
9.2 3 1 4
8.5 1 1
8.0 1 1
<6.5 1 1
Total 3 9 1 13

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.

Heritage Graded Sales

Heritage Auctions sold results below are real auction transactions for Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga 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 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 VGA 95 $969-$1,250 range Dec 9, 2025 2
Factory sealed CGC 9.6 A++ Last sale $425 Oct 2, 2025 1
Factory sealed CGC 9.2 A+ Last sale $350 May 27, 2025 1
Factory sealed CGC 9.4 A++ Last sale $250 Dec 23, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Players Choice) CGC 9.8 A++ Last sale $210 Jun 17, 2025 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $900 Aug 23, 2022 1
Factory sealed (83 Fiber) WATA 9.6 A++ Last sale $840 Mar 21, 2023 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $660 Sep 29, 2022 1
Factory sealed (Players Choice) WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $350 Jun 25, 2024 1
Factory sealed WATA 8.5 A+ Last sale $336 Jun 14, 2022 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.2 A Last sale $74 Jan 27, 2020 1

Sale records:

View all 12 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Dec 23, 2025 $250 CGC 9.4 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312551-69038
Dec 9, 2025 $969 VGA 95 Factory sealed Lot 312549-67033
Oct 2, 2025 $425 CGC 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Lot 44329-80002
Jun 17, 2025 $210 CGC 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Players Choice Lot 312524-68048
May 27, 2025 $350 CGC 9.2 A+ Factory sealed Lot 312521-69045
Jun 25, 2024 $350 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Players Choice Lot 312426-69019
Jun 20, 2024 $1,250 VGA 95 Factory sealed Lot 44253-79111
Mar 21, 2023 $840 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed 83 Fiber Lot 312312-68100
Sep 29, 2022 $660 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Lot 44172-80175
Aug 23, 2022 $900 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Lot 312234-69083
Jun 14, 2022 $336 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed Lot 312224-67100
Jan 27, 2020 $74 WATA 9.2 A Factory sealed Lot 122004-18006

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga 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 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Matters for Grading

Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga is one of the more heavily-graded Game Boy Advance titles, with 54 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 (50 of 54, ~92%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. Sealed copies trade at roughly 9× the loose price ($222 vs $24). 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 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga Game Boy Advance worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (50) outweighs CIB and loose for Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, 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 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga?

PSA tracks 50 graded sealed copies of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga 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 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga?

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 Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga?

PSA recognizes 3 distinct production variants of Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga 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. Heritage graded-sale comps come from Heritage Auctions sold archive lot pages linked in the sale-record table.

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