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Kirby's Dream Course Super Nintendo (SNES): PSA Pop Report + Loose / CIB / Sealed Prices

Published 2026-05-12 · Updated 2026-06-15 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 16 Kirby’s Dream Course Super Nintendo (SNES) copies on record — 2 CIB, 14 sealed. Sealed copies trade in the $724 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Kirby’s Dream Course on Super Nintendo (SNES) — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $36
CIB
POP 2
Market: $125
Sealed
POP 14
Market: $724

Quick Facts

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Kirby’s Dream Course 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 Kirby’s Dream Course for Super Nintendo (SNES) yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 2

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

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 14

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan 14 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 Total
9.8 2 2
9.6 1 4 5
9.4 1 2 3
9.2 2 2
8.5 1 1
7.5 1 1
Total 3 8 3 14

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 Kirby’s Dream Course 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
Factory sealed WATA 9.6 A+ $1,750-$3,360 range May 24, 2025 2
Factory sealed WATA 9.4 A+ Last sale $1,688 Nov 23, 2024 1
Factory sealed VGA 90 Last sale $2,640 Nov 4, 2023 1
Factory sealed (Made in Japan) WATA 9.4 A+ Last sale $1,920 Jan 21, 2023 1
Factory sealed (Made in Japan) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $1,680 Nov 22, 2020 1
Factory sealed (Made in Japan) WATA 8.5 A+ Last sale $1,560 Jun 21, 2022 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.8 A++ Last sale $1,560 Mar 8, 2020 1
Factory sealed (Made in Japan) WATA 7.5 A Last sale $576 Jun 28, 2022 1
Display box WATA 9.2 Median $169 Aug 16, 2022 3
Display box WATA 9.4 Median $139 Sep 27, 2022 5
Display box WATA 9.8 Last sale $109 Aug 1, 2023 1
New / no seal WATA 9.4 NS Last sale $94 Dec 6, 2022 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 21 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
May 24, 2025 $1,750 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Lot 7415-28236
Nov 23, 2024 $1,688 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Lot 7382-28194
Nov 4, 2023 $2,640 VGA 90 Factory sealed Lot 7350-28265
Aug 1, 2023 $109 WATA 9.8 Display box Lot 312331-66033
Apr 22, 2023 $3,360 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Lot 7307-28243
Jan 24, 2023 $89 WATA 9.0 NS New / no seal Lot 312304-69048
Jan 21, 2023 $1,920 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan Lot 7348-29039
Dec 6, 2022 $94 WATA 9.4 NS New / no seal Lot 312249-66042
Sep 27, 2022 $109 WATA 9.4 Display box Lot 312239-69039
Sep 13, 2022 $84 WATA 9.0 Display box Lot 312237-67060
Aug 30, 2022 $104 WATA 9.4 Display box Lot 312235-70063
Aug 16, 2022 $180 WATA 9.2 Display box Lot 312233-68056
Jul 26, 2022 $139 WATA 9.4 Display box Lot 312230-69053
Jun 28, 2022 $576 WATA 7.5 A Factory sealed Made in Japan Lot 312226-69069
Jun 21, 2022 $1,560 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan Lot 312225-68050
Mar 29, 2022 $159 WATA 9.4 Display box Lot 312213-70052
Mar 1, 2022 $228 WATA 9.4 Display box Lot 312209-66053
Feb 15, 2022 $169 WATA 9.2 Display box Lot 312207-68044
Nov 16, 2021 $149 WATA 9.2 Display box Lot 312146-68035
Nov 22, 2020 $1,680 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Made in Japan Lot 7236-97147
Mar 8, 2020 $1,560 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 7224-93054

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Kirby’s Dream Course 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 Kirby’s Dream Course Matters for Grading

With 16 PSA-graded copies on record, Kirby’s Dream Course sits in the mid-rarity tier for Super Nintendo (SNES) — graded copies surface periodically on eBay but command meaningful premiums over raw. The sealed condition dominates submissions (14 of 16, ~87%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. The sealed-to-loose price ratio is roughly 20× — sealed copies trade at $724 while loose carts move around $36. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Kirby’s Dream Course Super Nintendo (SNES) worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (14) outweighs CIB and loose for Kirby’s Dream Course, 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 Kirby’s Dream Course?

PSA tracks 14 graded sealed copies of Kirby’s Dream Course 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 Kirby’s Dream Course?

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 Kirby’s Dream Course?

PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for Kirby’s Dream Course on Super Nintendo (SNES). 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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