Alien (Atari 2600): PSA Pop Report & Prices
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PSA has graded 9 Alien Atari 2600 copies on record — 4 CIB, 5 sealed. Sealed copies trade in the $248 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Alien on Atari 2600 — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.
Quick Facts
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Title: Alien
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Console: Atari 2600
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Variants tracked by PSA: 1
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Total PSA-graded copies: 9 (Loose: 0 · CIB: 4 · Sealed: 5)
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PriceCharting market data: available
PSA Pop by Condition
PSA tracks Alien 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 Alien for Atari 2600 yet.
Complete in Box (CIB)
Total graded: 4
| Variant | Pop | Grade Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| Made/Printed in Taiwan | 4 | 9.2: 1 · 8.5: 2 · 7.5: 1 |
Factory Sealed
Total graded: 5
Sealed summary by variant:
| Variant | Total Pop | Top Numeric Grade | Best Seal Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made/Printed in Taiwan | 5 | 9.2 | NS |
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: 9.2 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | NS | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 9.2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.5 | 1 | 1 |
| 7.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 5 |
Current Market Prices
All prices below come from PriceCharting’s public catalog as of this page’s last update. PriceCharting calculates its values from completed sales on eBay and its own marketplace — 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).
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Loose cartridge: $27
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Complete in Box (CIB): $144
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Sealed: $248
Auction House Graded Sales
Heritage Auctions and Goldin sold results below are real auction transactions for Alien on Atari 2600. 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 auction sale signals, sorted by format, recency, and realized-price signal. PSA production variants can price differently, so the sale records keep each auction house’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 |
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| New / no seal (Glued Lid, Broken Factory Seal, Black Box, Flip Up Hangtag, Printed/made in Taiwan, No Rating) | WATA 9.2 NS | Last sale $1,952 | Aug 3, 2025 | 1 |
| New / no seal | WATA 7.0 NS | Last sale $780 | Sep 7, 2021 | 1 |
| New / no seal | WATA 7.5 NS | Last sale $480 | Jun 30, 2022 | 1 |
| CIB (1982 Black Box) | WATA 8.5 | Last sale $516 | Jun 8, 2021 | 1 |
Sale records:
| Date | Sold For | Grader / Grade | Format | Variant Notes | Source |
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| Aug 3, 2025 | $1,952 | WATA 9.2 NS | New / no seal | Glued Lid, Broken Factory Seal, Black Box, Flip Up Hangtag, Printed/made in Taiwan, No Rating | Goldin lot 202506-1713-1521-fd7aeada-ae61-434c-9e11-e3ad7c1a0906 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | $480 | WATA 7.5 NS | New / no seal | — | Lot 41166-80013 |
| Sep 7, 2021 | $780 | WATA 7.0 NS | New / no seal | — | Lot 312136-66002 |
| Jun 8, 2021 | $516 | WATA 8.5 | CIB | 1982 Black Box | Lot 312123-66001 |
Listings
Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Alien on Atari 2600. “Sold” pulls completed/sold listings (use this for price research). “Listings” pulls current active listings (use this to find a copy to buy).
Why Alien Matters for Grading
PSA has graded only 9 copies of Alien for Atari 2600 across all conditions — a tiny graded population. Sealed copies trade at roughly 9× the loose price ($248 vs $27). Solid spread for grading speculation if you can source a clean sealed cart.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Alien Atari 2600 worth grading?
Strong yes for clean copies. With only 9 graded copies on record, Alien is squarely in the rare-population tier for Atari 2600 — and PSA grading adds meaningful provenance on titles with this little supply. Grade-and-hold is the play; flipping mid-grade copies thins margins fast.
How rare is a graded sealed copy of Alien?
PSA tracks 5 graded sealed copies of Alien for Atari 2600. 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 Alien?
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 Alien?
PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for Alien on Atari 2600. 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. Goldin graded-sale comps come from Goldin (goldin.co) sold lot pages linked in the sale-record table; Goldin prices are the lot’s final price as Goldin reports it. Rankings, medians and summaries are What The Slab analysis — How we get our numbers.
Related Resources
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Atari 2600 Game Library — every variant PSA tracks for this console, with pop + price per condition tier (loose, CIB, sealed).
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Retro Video Game Collecting — pillar with broader strategy, market dynamics, and grading economics.
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