Secret of Mana / 聖剣伝説2
SFC/SNESUS price ≈ 38.6x the Japanese price
Japan vs US prices for Secret of Mana from the YenVault database. The headline comparison — complete in box (cib) — is ¥850 in Japan against $218.97 in the US.
Japan vs US, at a glance
Bars are scaled to the first figure recorded for each row, with yen converted at ¥150 = $1 (the rate used across this database), so the two markets can be compared on one scale. Labels show the recorded figures exactly as published in the table below.
Prices, loose and complete kept separate
| Condition | Japan price (source · date) | US price (source · date) | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | データなし（成約中央値なし。単一落札例 ¥150、Yahoo!オークション、2026-10-03終了表示のみ） | $66.11（PriceCharting、成約ベース、2026-11-08取得） | 判定保留（単一例では約66倍だが信頼性低） |
| Complete in box (CIB) | ¥850（コンシューマーゲーム大辞典・駿河屋価格、2026-04-15取得）※FFIVと同様、買取価格混入の可能性あり | $218.97（PriceCharting、成約ベース、2026-11-08取得） | 約+¥32,000・38.6倍 ※日本価格の信頼性に注意 |
Source notes are reproduced exactly as recorded in the database (in Japanese) so no detail is lost in translation. Prices are dated snapshots, not live quotes.
How to read these numbers
- Loose and CIB are never mixed. On many titles most of the gap lives in the box and manual.
- Sold vs. asking asymmetry. US prices come from PriceCharting, built from sold listings. Japanese prices are mostly shop and marketplace listings (asking prices), except where a sold median is noted — so every ratio is a guide, not gospel.
- Conversion is ¥150 = $1 throughout, the same rate used across the database.
- No US release? For Japan-only titles the US column shows the US import price of the Japanese version, labelled as such — that gap is mostly the import margin.
- Snapshot date: this database was generated 2026-11-13. Verify current listings before buying.
How to buy Secret of Mana from Japan
Copies in Japan are sold through domestic marketplaces and used-game shops that generally do not ship overseas, so most overseas collectors buy through a proxy (buying) service or a forwarding service. Our step-by-step guide covers how proxy services work, what the fees look like on a real example, and how to work out the total cost before you commit:How to Buy Retro Games from Japan. The wider picture is inthe price-gap guide, and every tracked title is on the price database page.
What to watch out for
- Loose: 2本セット出品が多く単品相場と混同しやすい。メニュー・物語は日本語のみ
- Complete in box (CIB): 米国CIBはマップ同梱の有無で価格差大（成約例 $170〜$310）