A collector's desk lit by lamplight with vintage game cartridges awaiting auction

Est. 2016 · Collingwood, Melbourne

Where Rare Games Meet the Gavel

Dragon Moon Citadel is Australia's auction-house journal for game collectors — appraising sealed cartridges, dissecting RPG lore, and calling the final bid on the hobby's most coveted lots.

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The Standing Columns

What We Publish Each Week

Sealed retro cartridges under appraisal

The Appraisal Desk

Weekly graded valuations of sealed and boxed titles — from mint N64 rarities to PAL Master System oddities. Every lot gets a condition breakdown, recent hammer prices, and a fair-bid range in AUD. New entries every Tuesday.

An open RPG guidebook with handwritten notes

Lore & Longform

Deep RPG retrospectives running 3,000+ words — design history, localisation trivia, and the stories behind cult classics. Members get the full annotated edition; free readers get the first act. Published every second Friday.

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The Bidder's Brief

A tactical newsletter for live auction days — pre-sale watchlists, reserve-price warnings, and shill-bid red flags. We track eBay AU, Grays, and local Collingwood swap meets so you don't overpay. Free to all subscribers.

A restored console on a workbench

Restore & Verify

Hands-on repair diaries and authenticity guides — spotting reproduction PCBs, resealing scams, and battery-save recovery. Includes our free counterfeit checklist for eight major consoles. Updated monthly.

Recent Hammer Falls

Lots We Covered

Boxed platformer lot
Sealed PAL platformer, CIB — hammered at A$4,180 after a nine-bidder war.
Rare RPG cartridge
Cult 16-bit RPG, loose cart — verified authentic, sold at A$920.
Handheld collection
Complete handheld launch set — our restoration diary took six weeks.
Limited edition console bundle
Limited console bundle — flagged as a reseal before the reserve was met.
Signed strategy guide
Signed first-print strategy guide — a A$310 sleeper we called early.
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From the Bidding Floor

What Readers Say

Before You Bid

Frequently Asked

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Bring Us Your Find

Have a cartridge you want appraised, a lot to consign, or a tip for the column? Our desk in Collingwood reads every message. Open Tuesday–Saturday, 10am–5pm AEST.