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September 2026 Retro Game Auction Market Report

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In September 2026, Heritage Auctions and Goldin sold 243 graded retro video games across the 10 consoles we track, for $1,372,344 combined, with a median price of $793. The month’s top sale was Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation), a CGC 9.9 A++ copy that realized $185,303 at Goldin on Sep 10, 2026.

This is the September 2026 issue of the Retro Game Auction Market Report, a fixed record of one calendar month. Every figure is a real price realized, buyer’s premium included, from the sold archives of Heritage Auctions and Goldin, with the lot behind each price linked. Consoles covered: GameCube, Game Boy, GBA, GBC, Nintendo 64, NES, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, SNES, Original Xbox.

September 2026 at a Glance

September 2026 by house: Heritage 49, Goldin 194.

Highlights

1. Final Fantasy VII — $185,303

A CGC 9.9 A++ sealed copy of Final Fantasy VII (PlayStation) realized $185,303 at Goldin on Sep 10, 2026. That is a new all-time auction high for the game, up from $144,000 (WATA 9.8 A+, Jul 11, 2021).

Every grade tier, population, and current price for Final Fantasy VII →

2. Street Fighter II — $103,700

A PSA 10 A++ sealed copy of Street Fighter II (SNES) realized $103,700 at Goldin on Sep 10, 2026. That is a new all-time auction high for the game, up from $24,000 (WATA 9.8 A++, Apr 5, 2021).

Every grade tier, population, and current price for Street Fighter II →

3. Resident Evil — $93,940

A CGC 9.6 A++ sealed copy of Resident Evil (PlayStation) realized $93,940 at Goldin on Sep 10, 2026. The game’s auction high stands at $264,000 (WATA 9.6 A+, Oct 29, 2021).

Every grade tier, population, and current price for Resident Evil →

4. The Legend of Zelda — $62,220

A PSA 9.6 A+ sealed copy of The Legend of Zelda (NES) realized $62,220 at Goldin on Sep 10, 2026. The game’s auction high stands at $870,000 (WATA 9.0 A, Jul 9, 2021).

Every grade tier, population, and current price for The Legend of Zelda →

5. Tekken — $56,120

A CGC 9.9 A+ sealed copy of Tekken (PlayStation) realized $56,120 at Goldin on Sep 10, 2026. That is a new all-time auction high for the game, up from $55,200 (WATA 9.8 A++, Feb 24, 2024).

Every grade tier, population, and current price for Tekken →

6. Halo: Combat Evolved — $45,750

A PSA 9.8 A++ sealed copy of Halo: Combat Evolved (Original Xbox) realized $45,750 at Goldin on Sep 10, 2026. The game’s auction high stands at $108,000 (WATA 9.8 A+, Jan 28, 2022).

Every grade tier, population, and current price for Halo: Combat Evolved →

7. Super Mario Land — $43,920

A PSA 9.8 A+ sealed copy of Super Mario Land (Game Boy) realized $43,920 at Goldin on Sep 10, 2026. The game’s auction high stands at $200,000 (PSA 9.8 A+, Aug 29, 2026).

Every grade tier, population, and current price for Super Mario Land →

8. Mario Party — $35,384

A WATA 9.4 A+ sealed copy of Mario Party (Nintendo 64) realized $35,384 at Goldin on Sep 10, 2026. The game’s auction high stands at $42,500 (WATA 9.8 A++, Aug 23, 2025).

Every grade tier, population, and current price for Mario Party →

Top Sales of September 2026

New All-Time Highs

By Console

Grader Mix

Auction Events

How This Issue Is Built

Each graded video-game lot for the consoles listed above that closed at Heritage Auctions and Goldin between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026 is counted once, on its close date, at the realized price the house publishes. Sales for systems we do not track yet are not in these totals. Grades are shown as the grader labelled them at the time of sale (WATA, CGC, VGA, or PSA; PSA acquired WATA and rebranded it PSA Video Games in October 2025). Medians are medians of individual sales. Nothing is estimated or modelled, and the issue is only revised if the archive for the month gains lots.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where can I see the current market?

The standing report is the live view: rolling 30-day and 90-day windows, re-rendered after every data refresh. This issue is the fixed record for one month.

Why compare against the previous month?

Because auction volume is lumpy: a signature auction or a Goldin drop in one month and not the next moves every total. The comparison column shows that swing rather than hiding it.

Where do the prices come from?

Each price is the price realized for that lot with the buyer’s premium included, the figure both auction houses publish as the final sale price. Every lot is linked.

Does this include eBay sales?

No. Only graded lots sold at Heritage Auctions and Goldin, where every result is a public record. eBay sold comps appear on each game’s detail page.

Sources

Every price in this issue is a sold result from the Heritage Auctions and Goldin video-game archives. Population counts and per-tier prices on the linked detail pages come from PSA Video Games and PriceCharting.

Related Resources

• Retro Game Auction Market Report — the live view, updated after every data refresh.

• August 2026 Retro Game Auction Market Report — the previous issue.

• Game Boy Game Library — every variant PSA tracks, with pop and price per tier.

• Game Boy Advance Game Library — every variant PSA tracks, with pop and price per tier.

• Game Boy Color Game Library — every variant PSA tracks, with pop and price per tier.

• Nintendo 64 Game Library — every variant PSA tracks, with pop and price per tier.

• Nintendo NES Game Library — every variant PSA tracks, with pop and price per tier.

• PlayStation Game Library — every variant PSA tracks, with pop and price per tier.

• PlayStation 2 Game Library — every variant PSA tracks, with pop and price per tier.

• Super Nintendo (SNES) Game Library — every variant PSA tracks, with pop and price per tier.

• Original Xbox Game Library — every variant PSA tracks, with pop and price per tier.