Mega Man 3 Nintendo NES: PSA Pop Report + Loose / CIB / Sealed Prices
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PSA has graded 88 Mega Man 3 Nintendo NES copies on record — 1 loose, 34 CIB, 53 sealed. PSA tracks 3 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade for $1,625+ on the open market. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Mega Man 3 on Nintendo NES — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.
Quick Facts
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Title: Mega Man 3
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Console: Nintendo NES
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Variants tracked by PSA: 3
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Total PSA-graded copies: 88 (Loose: 1 · CIB: 34 · Sealed: 53)
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PriceCharting market data: available
Variant Comparison
PSA recognizes 3 distinct production variants of Mega Man 3, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently. The variants this game discriminates on: USA-region production code labeling.
| Variant | Loose Pop | CIB Pop | Sealed Pop | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Screw, Oval SOQ R - USA Code | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Made in Japan, Capcom Offer | — | 29 | 43 | 72 |
| Made in Japan, Capcom Offer Removed | — | 5 | 10 | 15 |
PSA Pop by Condition
PSA tracks Mega Man 3 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
Total graded: 1
| Variant | Pop | Grade Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Screw, Oval SOQ R - USA Code | 1 | 7.5: 1 |
PSA has not graded the following variants in this condition: Made in Japan, Capcom Offer · Made in Japan, Capcom Offer Removed.
Complete in Box (CIB)
Total graded: 34
| Variant | Pop | Grade Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan, Capcom Offer | 29 | 9.6: 2 · 9.4: 4 · 9.2: 4 · 9.0: 5 · 8.5: 6 · 8.0: 2 · 7.5: 3 · 7.0: 3 |
| Made in Japan, Capcom Offer Removed | 5 | 9.0: 2 · 8.5: 1 · 8.0: 1 · 7.0: 1 |
PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: 3 Screw, Oval SOQ R - USA Code.
Factory Sealed
Total graded: 53
Sealed summary by variant:
| Variant | Total Pop | Top Numeric Grade | Best Seal Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan, Capcom Offer | 43 | 9.8 | A++ |
| Made in Japan, Capcom Offer Removed | 10 | 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: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9.6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 7 |
| 9.4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 8 |
| 9.2 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 8 |
| 9.0 | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 9 |
| 8.5 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 |
| 8.0 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 |
| 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| <6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 12 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 53 |
Per-variant grade × seal matrices
Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.
Made in Japan, Capcom Offer (43 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | B | Total |
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| 9.8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 6 |
| 9.4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 8 |
| 9.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 |
| 9.0 | — | 1 | 6 | — | — | 7 |
| 8.5 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
| 8.0 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 7 |
| 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| <6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 43 |
Made in Japan, Capcom Offer Removed (10 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A | B+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.6 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 9.2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 9.0 | 2 | — | 2 |
| 8.5 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 7.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 8 | 2 | 10 |
PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: 3 Screw, Oval SOQ R - USA Code.
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).
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Loose cartridge: $25
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Complete in Box (CIB): $144
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Sealed: $1,625
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 Mega Man 3 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 |
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| Factory sealed (With Offer Early Production) | CGC 9.6 A++ | Last sale $5,000 | Aug 23, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (With Offer Early Production) | VGA 85+ | $2,750-$3,125 range | Nov 22, 2025 | 2 |
| Factory sealed (With Offer Early Production) | WATA 8.5 A+ | Last sale $875 | Jun 20, 2024 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Gloss Sticker Seal) | CGC 6.5 A | Last sale $625 | Apr 8, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq R With Offer) | WATA 9.6 A++ | Last sale $20,400 | Apr 22, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq R With Offer) | WATA 9.6 A+ | 2 comps, wide spread $3,600-$19,200 | Jan 20, 2023 | 2 |
| Factory sealed (With Offer Early Production) | WATA 9.8 A+ | Last sale $11,250 | May 25, 2024 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm With Offer) | WATA 9.4 A | Last sale $8,400 | Sep 13, 2020 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq R With Offer the Carolina Collection) | WATA 9.4 A+ | Last sale $7,200 | Apr 22, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq R With Offer) | WATA 9.2 B+ | Last sale $7,200 | Apr 5, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq R With Offer) | WATA 9.0 A+ | Last sale $6,000 | Oct 29, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq R With Offer) | WATA 9.2 A | Median $4,800 | Apr 22, 2023 | 3 |
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 35 Heritage sale records
| Date | Sold For | Grader / Grade | Format | Variant Notes | Source |
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| Nov 22, 2025 | $2,750 | VGA 85+ | Factory sealed | With Offer Early Production | Lot 7428-28025 |
| Aug 23, 2025 | $5,000 | CGC 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | With Offer Early Production | Lot 7416-28017 |
| May 24, 2025 | $3,125 | VGA 85+ | Factory sealed | With Offer Early Production | Lot 7415-28028 |
| Apr 8, 2025 | $625 | CGC 6.5 A | Factory sealed | Gloss Sticker Seal | Lot 312514-67023 |
| Jun 20, 2024 | $875 | WATA 8.5 A+ | Factory sealed | With Offer Early Production | Lot 44253-79023 |
| May 25, 2024 | $11,250 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | With Offer Early Production | Lot 7372-28025 |
| May 25, 2024 | $2,750 | WATA 9.2 A | Factory sealed | Offer Removed Later Production | Lot 7372-28154 |
| May 25, 2024 | $2,500 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | With Offer Early Production | Lot 7372-28153 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | $1,680 | WATA 9.2 B+ | Factory sealed | Offer Removed Later Production | Lot 44238-79033 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | $2,400 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | With Offer | Lot 44223-79053 |
| Nov 4, 2023 | $3,120 | WATA 9.4 A++ | Factory sealed | With Offer the Indiana Collection | Lot 7350-28225 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | $1,440 | WATA 8.5 A | Factory sealed | With Offer | Lot 44209-79029 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | $3,120 | VGA 85+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R With Offer | Lot 7307-28201 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | $2,400 | WATA 9.2 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R With Offer | Lot 7307-28202 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | $3,840 | WATA 9.6 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R With Offer | Lot 44176-80047 |
| Jan 20, 2023 | $3,600 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R With Offer | Lot 7348-28022 |
| Nov 5, 2022 | $3,360 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R With Offer | Lot 7290-29049 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | $4,800 | WATA 9.6 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R With Offer the Plattsburgh Collection | Lot 7290-28047 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | $576 | WATA 8.0 B+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R With Offer | Lot 312243-69042 |
| Aug 7, 2022 | $3,960 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R With Offer | Lot 7288-28041 |
| Aug 7, 2022 | $1,680 | WATA 8.5 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R With Offer | Lot 7288-29048 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | $4,800 | WATA 9.2 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R With Offer | Lot 7286-29035 |
| Apr 22, 2022 | $20,400 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R With Offer | Lot 7286-28043 |
| Apr 22, 2022 | $7,200 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R With Offer the Carolina Collection | Lot 7286-28044 |
| Jan 28, 2022 | $19,200 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R With Offer | Lot 7284-28029 |
| Dec 9, 2021 | $3,600 | WATA 8.5 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm With Offer | Lot 44151-79043 |
| Dec 9, 2021 | $2,100 | WATA 7.5 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R With Offer | Lot 44151-79044 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | $6,000 | WATA 9.0 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R With Offer | Lot 7263-28043 |
| Jul 11, 2021 | $4,560 | WATA 8.5 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm With Offer | Lot 7261-29054 |
| Apr 5, 2021 | $7,200 | WATA 9.2 B+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R With Offer | Lot 7242-93019 |
| Nov 22, 2020 | $6,300 | WATA 9.2 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R With Offer | Lot 7236-93017 |
| Oct 5, 2020 | $168 | WATA 7.0 | CIB | Oval Soq R Offer Removed | Lot 122040-11918 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | $8,400 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm With Offer | Lot 7234-97086 |
| Aug 24, 2020 | $162 | WATA 7.0 | CIB | Oval Soq R With Offer | Lot 122034-17798 |
| Jul 12, 2020 | $1,140 | WATA 8.0 A | Factory sealed | — | Lot 7231-97078 |
Listings
Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Mega Man 3 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 Mega Man 3 Matters for Grading
Mega Man 3 is one of the more heavily-graded Nintendo NES titles, with 88 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-to-loose price ratio is roughly 63× — sealed copies trade at $1,625 while loose carts move around $25. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees. 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 Mega Man 3 Nintendo NES worth grading?
Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (53) outweighs CIB and loose for Mega Man 3, 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 Mega Man 3?
PSA tracks 53 graded sealed copies of Mega Man 3 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 Mega Man 3?
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 Mega Man 3?
PSA recognizes 3 distinct production variants of Mega Man 3 on Nintendo NES. 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.
Related Resources
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Nintendo NES Game Library (forthcoming) — every variant PSA tracks for this console.
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Retro Video Game Collecting — pillar with broader strategy, market dynamics, and grading economics.