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John Madden Football '92 (Genesis): PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-10-22 · Updated 2026-10-26 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 14 John Madden Football ‘92 Sega Genesis copies on record — 3 CIB, 11 sealed. Sealed copies trade in the $174 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for John Madden Football ‘92 on Sega Genesis — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $6.66
CIB
POP 3
Market: $16
Sealed
POP 11
Market: $174

Quick Facts

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks John Madden Football ‘92 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 John Madden Football ‘92 for Sega Genesis yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 3

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in Taiwan 3 9.6: 1 · 7.5: 1

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 11

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Taiwan 11 9.8 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 C Total
9.8 — 1 — 1 — — 2
9.6 1 — — — — — 1
9.4 — — 2 — — — 2
9.2 — 2 — — 1 — 3
8.5 — — — — — 1 1
8.0 — — 1 — — — 1
7.0 — — — — 1 — 1
Total 1 3 3 1 2 1 11

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).

Heritage Graded Sales

Heritage Auctions sold results below are real auction transactions for John Madden Football ‘92 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 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 WATA 9.6 A++ Last sale $1,375 Mar 28, 2026 1
Factory sealed PSA 7.0 B Last sale $119 Jun 2, 2026 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.4 A Last sale $1,434 Apr 27, 2023 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.8 B+ Last sale $504 Jul 28, 2023 1
Factory sealed WATA 8.0 C+ Last sale $109 Feb 7, 2023 1

Sale records:

Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Jun 2, 2026 $119 PSA 7.0 B Factory sealed — Lot 312622-66036
Mar 28, 2026 $1,375 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 7452-28264
Jul 28, 2023 $504 WATA 9.8 B+ Factory sealed — Lot 7349-28305
Apr 27, 2023 $1,434 WATA 9.4 A Factory sealed — Lot 44192-80057
Feb 7, 2023 $109 WATA 8.0 C+ Factory sealed — Lot 312306-66107

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to John Madden Football ‘92 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 John Madden Football ‘92 Matters for Grading

With 14 PSA-graded copies on record, John Madden Football ‘92 sits in the mid-rarity tier for Sega Genesis — graded copies surface periodically on eBay but command meaningful premiums over raw. The sealed condition dominates submissions (11 of 14, ~78%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. The sealed-to-loose price ratio is roughly 26× — sealed copies trade at $174 while loose carts move around $6.66. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is John Madden Football ‘92 Sega Genesis worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (11) outweighs CIB and loose for John Madden Football ‘92, 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 John Madden Football ‘92?

PSA tracks 11 graded sealed copies of John Madden Football ‘92 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 John Madden Football ‘92?

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 John Madden Football ‘92?

PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for John Madden Football ‘92 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. Rankings, medians and summaries are What The Slab analysis — How we get our numbers.

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Jason has been collecting cards since 1999 and retro video games since 2008. Based in the Southeast US. What The Slab cites real eBay sold comps, PriceCharting data, and PSA pop reports — no guesswork. Read more → · How we get our numbers