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Fantasia (Genesis): PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-10-22 · Updated 2026-10-26 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 6 Fantasia Sega Genesis copies on record — 1 CIB, 5 sealed. Sealed copies trade in the $288 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Fantasia on Sega Genesis — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $14
CIB
POP 1
Market: $28
Sealed
POP 5
Market: $288

Quick Facts

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Fantasia 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 Fantasia for Sega Genesis yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 1

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in Japan 1 7.0: 1

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 5

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan 5 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: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A+ A Total
9.6 1 2 3
9.4 — 1 1
9.0 1 — 1
Total 2 3 5

Current Market Prices

All prices below come from PriceCharting’s public catalog as of this page’s last update. PriceCharting calculates its values from completed sales on eBay and its own marketplace — 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).

Auction House Graded Sales

Heritage Auctions and Goldin sold results below are real auction transactions for Fantasia on Sega Genesis. 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 CGC 9.6 B+ Last sale $938 Apr 3, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Sega Clamshell, Made in Japan, Ippy’s Sea Girt Collection) CGC Last sale $732 Sep 10, 2026 1
Factory sealed VGA 80 Last sale $588 Sep 18, 2025 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $5,280 Oct 29, 2021 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.4 A Last sale $1,800 Apr 23, 2022 1

Sale records:

Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Sep 10, 2026 $732 CGC Factory sealed Sega Clamshell, Made in Japan, Ippy’s Sea Girt Collection Goldin lot 202607-2319-4017-0788ffcc-8b81-4372-95ed-b34b3b4c5619
Sep 18, 2025 $588 VGA 80 Factory sealed — Lot 44325-79019
Apr 3, 2025 $938 CGC 9.6 B+ Factory sealed — Lot 44302-80024
Apr 23, 2022 $1,800 WATA 9.4 A Factory sealed — Lot 7286-29165
Oct 29, 2021 $5,280 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 7263-28191

Listings

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

Why Fantasia Matters for Grading

PSA has graded only 6 copies of Fantasia for Sega Genesis across all conditions — a tiny graded population. The sealed condition dominates submissions (5 of 6, ~83%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. The sealed-to-loose price ratio is roughly 19× — sealed copies trade at $288 while loose carts move around $14. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Fantasia Sega Genesis worth grading?

Strong yes for clean copies. With only 6 graded copies on record, Fantasia is squarely in the rare-population tier for Sega Genesis — and PSA grading adds meaningful provenance on titles with this little supply. Grade-and-hold is the play; flipping mid-grade copies thins margins fast.

How rare is a graded sealed copy of Fantasia?

PSA tracks 5 graded sealed copies of Fantasia for Sega Genesis. 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 Fantasia?

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 Fantasia?

PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for Fantasia on Sega Genesis. 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. 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. Rankings, medians and summaries are What The Slab analysis — How we get our numbers.

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