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Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (NFR) Super Nintendo (SNES): PSA Pop Report + Loose / CIB / Sealed Prices

Published 2026-05-11 · Updated 2026-06-15 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 18 Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (NFR) Super Nintendo (SNES) copies on record — 6 loose, 12 CIB. PSA tracks 2 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade for $8,000+ on the open market. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (NFR) on Super Nintendo (SNES) — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 6
Market: $5,375
CIB
POP 12
Market: $7,250
Sealed
POP 0
Market: $8,000

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (NFR), each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently. The variants this game discriminates on: Made in Mexico variant.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Blockbuster Green Clamshell 12 12
Made in Mexico, Not For Resale 6 6

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (NFR) 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 2 variants PSA recognizes for this title.

Loose Cartridge

Total graded: 6

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in Mexico, Not For Resale 6 8.5: 1 · 8.0: 1 · 7.5: 2 · 7.0: 1 · <6.5: 1

PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: Blockbuster Green Clamshell.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 12

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Blockbuster Green Clamshell 12 9.2: 1 · 9.0: 1 · 8.5: 2 · 8.0: 2 · 7.5: 3 · 7.0: 2 · <6.5: 1

PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: Made in Mexico, Not For Resale.

Factory Sealed

PSA hasn’t graded any sealed copies of Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (NFR) for Super Nintendo (SNES) yet.

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).

All 2 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 Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (NFR) on Super Nintendo (SNES). 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
CIB (Made in Mexico) WATA 7.5 2 comps, wide spread $6,600-$15,000 Nov 4, 2022 2
CIB (Made in Mexico) WATA 7.0 Last sale $8,400 Oct 29, 2021 1
CIB WATA 7.0 Last sale $5,520 Mar 8, 2020 1
Loose (NFR) CGC 8.5 Last sale $5,640 Jul 28, 2023 1

Sale records:

Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Jul 28, 2023 $5,640 CGC 8.5 Loose NFR Lot 7349-28074
Nov 4, 2022 $6,600 WATA 7.5 CIB Made in Mexico Lot 7290-28091
Apr 22, 2022 $15,000 WATA 7.5 CIB Made in Mexico Lot 7286-28090
Oct 29, 2021 $8,400 WATA 7.0 CIB Made in Mexico Lot 7263-28099
Mar 8, 2020 $5,520 WATA 7.0 CIB Lot 7224-93050

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (NFR) on Super Nintendo (SNES). “Sold” pulls completed/sold listings (use this for price research). “Listings” pulls current active listings (use this to find a copy to buy).

Why Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (NFR) Matters for Grading

With 18 PSA-graded copies on record, Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (NFR) sits in the mid-rarity tier for Super Nintendo (SNES) — graded copies surface periodically on eBay but command meaningful premiums over raw. Because PSA tracks 2 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 Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (NFR) Super Nintendo (SNES) worth grading?

Yes for clean, top-condition copies. Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (NFR) has a healthy 18-copy graded population, and the higher-tier grades (9.4+) consistently command meaningful premiums over raw. Mid-tier grades (7-8) often net break-even after grading fees, so submission strategy matters.

How rare is a graded CIB copy of Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (NFR)?

PSA tracks 12 graded CIB copies of Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (NFR) for Super Nintendo (SNES). 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 Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (NFR)?

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 Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (NFR)?

PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Donkey Kong Country Competition Cartridge (NFR) on Super Nintendo (SNES). 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.

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