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Fester's Quest Nintendo NES: PSA Pop Report + Loose / CIB / Sealed Prices

Published 2026-05-29 · Updated 2026-05-31 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 40 Fester’s Quest Nintendo NES copies on record — 6 CIB, 34 sealed. Sealed copies trade in the $214 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Fester’s Quest on Nintendo NES — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $9.14
CIB
POP 6
Market: $34
Sealed
POP 34
Market: $214

Quick Facts

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Fester’s Quest 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 Fester’s Quest for Nintendo NES yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 6

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in Japan 6 9.2: 1 · 8.0: 1 · 7.5: 2 · 7.0: 2

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 34

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan 34 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+ Total
9.8 3 3
9.6 1 2 3 6
9.4 5 5 1 11
9.2 1 1
9.0 1 3 4
8.5 1 3 4
8.0 1 1 2
7.5 3 3
Total 1 12 19 2 34

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).

Heritage Graded Sales

Heritage Auctions sold results below are real auction transactions for Fester’s Quest on Nintendo NES. 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 (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.6 A+ 2 comps, wide spread $438-$2,640 Aug 26, 2025 2
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) CGC 9.8 A+ Median $719 Jul 29, 2025 3
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) CGC 9.0 A Last sale $212 May 27, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) CGC 9.0 B+ Last sale $200 Jan 28, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) CGC 7.5 B Last sale $124 Aug 20, 2024 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.8 A+ $720-$960 range Mar 21, 2024 2
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm the Hawaii Collection) WATA 9.6 A Last sale $870 Mar 15, 2022 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.6 A Last sale $660 Nov 15, 2022 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.0 A Last sale $408 Feb 21, 2023 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.0 A+ Last sale $324 Nov 22, 2020 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.4 A+ Last sale $312 Jun 20, 2023 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm the Plattsburgh Collection) WATA 9.4 A Last sale $288 May 23, 2023 1

Showing the top 12 Heritage sale signals; the sale-record table below includes every Heritage auction sale used on this page.

Sale records:

View all 19 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Aug 26, 2025 $438 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312534-69008
Jul 29, 2025 $712 CGC 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312530-70010
May 27, 2025 $212 CGC 9.0 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312521-69008
Feb 4, 2025 $719 CGC 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312505-66015
Jan 28, 2025 $200 CGC 9.0 B+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312504-69015
Aug 20, 2024 $124 CGC 7.5 B Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312434-68002
Mar 21, 2024 $720 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 44238-79018
Aug 8, 2023 $139 WATA 8.0 B+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312332-67022
Jun 20, 2023 $312 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312325-68011
May 25, 2023 $900 CGC 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 44196-80033
May 23, 2023 $288 WATA 9.4 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm the Plattsburgh Collection Lot 312321-69009
Apr 18, 2023 $204 WATA 8.5 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm the Plattsburgh Collection Lot 312316-68020
Feb 21, 2023 $408 WATA 9.0 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312308-68020
Feb 9, 2023 $960 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 44176-80028
Nov 15, 2022 $660 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312246-68057
Mar 15, 2022 $870 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm the Hawaii Collection Lot 312211-68030
Mar 1, 2022 $2,640 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312209-66024
Nov 22, 2020 $324 WATA 9.0 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 7236-97093
Oct 19, 2020 $222 WATA 7.5 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 122042-15833

Listings

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

Why Fester’s Quest Matters for Grading

With 40 PSA-graded copies on record, Fester’s Quest sits in the mid-rarity tier for Nintendo NES — graded copies surface periodically on eBay but command meaningful premiums over raw. The sealed condition dominates submissions (34 of 40, ~85%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. The sealed-to-loose price ratio is roughly 23× — sealed copies trade at $214 while loose carts move around $9.14. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Fester’s Quest Nintendo NES worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (34) outweighs CIB and loose for Fester’s Quest, 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 Fester’s Quest?

PSA tracks 34 graded sealed copies of Fester’s Quest for Nintendo NES. 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 Fester’s Quest?

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 Fester’s Quest?

PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for Fester’s Quest on Nintendo NES. 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.

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