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Mortal Kombat (Genesis): PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-10-22 · Updated 2026-10-26 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 65 Mortal Kombat Sega Genesis copies on record — 8 CIB, 57 sealed. Sealed copies trade in the $254 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Mortal Kombat on Sega Genesis — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $11
CIB
POP 8
Market: $25
Sealed
POP 57
Market: $254

Quick Facts

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Mortal Kombat 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 Mortal Kombat for Sega Genesis yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 8

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Assembled in Mexico 8 9.2: 3 · 9.0: 2 · 8.0: 1 · 7.0: 1 · 6.5: 1

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 57

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Assembled in Mexico 57 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 Total
9.8 10 4 2 1 — 17
9.6 12 10 1 1 1 25
9.4 1 2 2 2 — 7
9.2 — — 1 1 — 2
9.0 — — — 1 — 1
8.5 — 2 — — — 2
8.0 — — 2 — — 2
<6.5 — — 1 — — 1
Total 23 18 9 6 1 57

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 Mortal Kombat 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 WATA 9.8 A++ Median $9,150 Nov 23, 2024 4
Factory sealed VGA 95+ Last sale $6,250 Aug 23, 2025 1
Factory sealed CGC 9.8 A++ $4,500-$5,000 range Mar 28, 2026 2
Factory sealed CGC 9.8 B Last sale $750 Apr 3, 2025 1
Factory sealed WATA 8.5 A+ $350-$528 range Oct 21, 2025 2
Factory sealed WATA 9.8 A+ $6,300-$7,200 range Jul 28, 2023 2
Factory sealed CGC 9.6 A++ $3,600-$6,125 range Aug 24, 2024 2
Factory sealed VGA Last sale $6,100 Feb 18, 2024 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.6 A Last sale $5,040 Apr 6, 2023 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.6 A++ Last sale $4,080 Jan 20, 2023 1

Sale records:

View all 17 auction sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Mar 28, 2026 $4,500 CGC 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 7452-28101
Oct 21, 2025 $350 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 312542-68067
Aug 23, 2025 $6,250 VGA 95+ Factory sealed — Lot 7416-28104
Apr 3, 2025 $750 CGC 9.8 B Factory sealed — Lot 44302-80035
Nov 23, 2024 $6,250 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 7382-28106
Aug 24, 2024 $6,125 CGC 9.6 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 7378-28094
Apr 4, 2024 $5,000 CGC 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 44241-80019
Feb 24, 2024 $8,400 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 7359-28115
Feb 18, 2024 $6,100 VGA Factory sealed — Goldin lot 202401-1018-1830-779ed0fa-b8a5-4940-92a3-e38e7d84d13d
Oct 12, 2023 $9,900 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 44216-80092
Jul 28, 2023 $6,300 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 7349-28120
Jul 11, 2023 $528 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 312328-67071
Apr 22, 2023 $3,600 CGC 9.6 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 7307-28142
Apr 6, 2023 $5,040 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed — Lot 44189-79018
Jan 20, 2023 $4,080 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 7348-28094
Nov 4, 2022 $7,200 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 7290-28147
Apr 22, 2022 $31,200 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 7286-28156

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Mortal Kombat 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 Mortal Kombat Matters for Grading

Mortal Kombat is one of the more heavily-graded Sega Genesis titles, with 65 PSA-graded copies on record (57 sealed, 8 CIB). Strong submission volume signals collector demand — and grade premiums are the market’s vote on which copies are scarce. The sealed condition dominates submissions (57 of 65, ~87%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. The sealed-to-loose price ratio is roughly 22× — sealed copies trade at $254 while loose carts move around $11. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Mortal Kombat Sega Genesis worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (57) outweighs CIB and loose for Mortal Kombat, 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 Mortal Kombat?

PSA tracks 57 graded sealed copies of Mortal Kombat 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 Mortal Kombat?

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 Mortal Kombat?

PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for Mortal Kombat 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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