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# Contra III: The Alien Wars: sold-price estimates (snes)

Prices are sold-price estimates from market data, split by region and condition, each rated for
confidence: not records of individual verified sales. "Sealed" reports listing claims, never verified factory authenticity.
They're a guide, not an offer: a game is worth what someone pays for it, and shops, markets and local sales can be higher or
lower. Condition, photos and the seller's reputation move a price within the range (p25 to p75).
With only 2 sales that disagree 3 times or more ("2 sales far apart"), p25 and p75 are those two sales and the median is
never their average: a sale far off what the game's other prices predict is set aside, otherwise the middle of the two
leans on that prediction.
A boxed (CIB) price spans the box's condition: p25 ≈ a worn box (tears, stickers, crushing), median = typical, p75 and up ≈ an
excellent box. The box here is a cardboard box (pal), a cardboard box (ntsc), a cardboard box (ntscj).

| region | tier | median | p25 to p75 | n | confidence |
|--------|------|--------|---------|---|------------|
| ntsc | cib | $208 | $150 to $326 | 34 | high |
| ntsc | loose | $45 | $40 to $51 | 25 | high |
| ntsc | sealed | $378 | $305 to $465 | 20 | high |

## Graded (WATA, CGC, VGA, PSA, UKG), per version

Today's prices, from every graded sale of this game (older sales brought to today's market level); each version is its own market. Any other company and grade can be priced on the game page (an estimate when nobody has sold it yet).

**A sealed copy at WATA 9.0 A+, US (NTSC-U) version: about $1,270**

### US (NTSC-U)

- Sealed: $933 to $5,849 (grades 8.0 to 9.8, 19 sales)
- Opened: $271 to $675 (grades 7.5 to 9.4, 9 sales)
- Sealed, First print: $1,035 to $5,403 (grades 8.0 to 9.8, 2 sales)

Grades that have sold:

- WATA 5.5B+ (sealed): $608 · 1 sale, most sell for $433 to $868
- WATA 6.0A (sealed): $735 · 1 sale, most sell for $524 to $1,050
- WATA 6.0A+ (sealed): $804 · 1 sale, most sell for $573 to $1,147
- WATA 7.0A (sealed): $735 · 2 sales, most sell for $524 to $1,050
- WATA 7.5 (sealed): $849 · 1 sale, most sell for $605 to $1,212
- VGA 85 (sealed): $1,569 · 5 sales, most sell for $1,118 to $2,239
- WATA 8.5A+ (sealed): $1,043 · 1 sale, most sell for $743 to $1,489
- WATA 9.0 (sealed): $1,217 · 1 sale, most sell for $867 to $1,737
- WATA 9.0B+ (sealed): $961 · 2 sales, most sell for $684 to $1,371
- CGC 9.2A++ (sealed): $1,241 · 1 sale, most sell for $884 to $1,770
- WATA 9.2A (sealed): $1,216 · 1 sale, most sell for $866 to $1,735
- WATA 9.2A+ (sealed): $1,329 · 1 sale, most sell for $947 to $1,896
- WATA 9.4A++ (sealed): $1,533 · 1 sale, most sell for $1,092 to $2,188
- CGC 8.5 (opened): $380 · 1 sale, most sell for $268 to $532
- WATA 8.5 (opened): $446 · 2 sales, most sell for $314 to $623
- CGC 9.0 (opened): $451 · 1 sale, most sell for $318 to $631
- WATA 9 (opened): $521 · 1 sale, most sell for $366 to $728
- WATA 9.4 (opened): $675 · 2 sales, most sell for $475 to $943
- WATA 9.6 (opened): $691 · 2 sales, most sell for $486 to $965
- VGA 85 (sealed, First print): $1,450 · 2 sales, most sell for $1,033 to $2,069

### Japan (NTSC-J)

- Opened: $266 to $560 (grades 7.5 to 9.4, 1 sale)

Grades that have sold:

- WATA 9.4 (opened): $560 · 1 sale, most sell for $394 to $783

1 graded sale was left out (another console named, a price below any real graded sale, or a listing that didn't say sealed or opened whose price fits neither).

Top graded and sealed copies can sell for far more at specialist auction houses. Past results for this game: Heritage https://www.ha.com/c/search/results.zx?term=Contra+III+The+Alien+Wars&si=2&dept=&archive_state=5327&sold_status=1526~1524&sb=1&mode=archive (free sign-up) and Goldin https://goldin.co/buy/auction?number_of_lots=24&show_only=Sold%20Items&search=Contra%20III%20The%20Alien%20Wars&page=1&sort=Highest_Bids.

## Box and manual on their own

Original boxes and manuals sold without the game (reproductions and replacements left out): what completing a copy costs. Not a condition price.

| region | part | median | p25 to p75 | n | confidence |
|--------|------|--------|------------|---|------------|
| ntsc | box_only | $74 | $60 to $100 | 28 | high |
| ntsc | manual_only | $26 | $21 to $30 | 24 | high |

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