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Battlezone (Atari 2600): PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-10-22 · Updated 2026-10-26 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 56 Battlezone Atari 2600 copies on record — 56 sealed. PSA tracks 3 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Battlezone on Atari 2600 — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $7.95
CIB
POP 0
Market: $21
Sealed
POP 56
Market: $25

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 3 distinct production variants of Battlezone, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Made in Taiwan, Atari Corp — — 11 11
Made in USA, Atari Inc, “Consumer Division” Text — — 44 44
Made/Printed in Taiwan, Atari Corporation — — 1 1

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Battlezone 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 3 variants PSA recognizes for this title.

Loose Cartridge

PSA hasn’t graded any loose copies of Battlezone for Atari 2600 yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

PSA hasn’t graded any cib copies of Battlezone for Atari 2600 yet.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 56

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Taiwan, Atari Corp 11 9.6 A++
Made in USA, Atari Inc, “Consumer Division” Text 44 9.8 A++
Made/Printed in Taiwan, Atari Corporation 1 9.0 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 B+ B NS Total
9.8 2 1 — — — — 3
9.6 5 6 — — — — 11
9.4 6 2 — — — 1 9
9.2 3 5 1 — — — 9
9.0 1 3 — — — — 4
8.5 1 4 1 — — — 6
8.0 — 3 1 — — — 4
7.5 — 2 2 — — — 4
7.0 — — — 1 — — 1
6.5 1 1 — — 1 — 3
<6.5 — 2 — — — — 2
Total 19 29 5 1 1 1 56

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.

Made in Taiwan, Atari Corp (11 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A++ A+ A Total
9.6 2 3 — 5
9.4 1 — — 1
9.2 — 3 1 4
9.0 — 1 — 1
Total 3 7 1 11
Made in USA, Atari Inc, "Consumer Division" Text (44 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A++ A+ A B+ B NS Total
9.8 2 1 — — — — 3
9.6 3 3 — — — — 6
9.4 5 2 — — — 1 8
9.2 3 2 — — — — 5
9.0 1 1 — — — — 2
8.5 1 4 1 — — — 6
8.0 — 3 1 — — — 4
7.5 — 2 2 — — — 4
7.0 — — — 1 — — 1
6.5 1 1 — — 1 — 3
<6.5 — 2 — — — — 2
Total 16 21 4 1 1 1 44
Made/Printed in Taiwan, Atari Corporation (1 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.0 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A+ Total
9.0 1 1
Total 1 1

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).

All 3 PSA-tracked variants share the same PriceCharting prices because PriceCharting indexes at the title level, not the variant level. Variant-specific pricing surfaces on eBay sold-comp data — check the Sealed / CIB / Loose browse links below for variant-aware market signals.

Heritage Graded Sales

Heritage Auctions sold results below are real auction transactions for Battlezone 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 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+ Last sale $1,920 Jul 13, 2020 1
Factory sealed (1983 Silver Box) WATA 9.0 A+ Last sale $288 Jan 18, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Silver Box Atari Hologram Sticker) WATA 9.2 A+ Last sale $264 Aug 31, 2020 1
Factory sealed (Made in USA) WATA 9.6 A++ Last sale $180 Apr 11, 2023 1
Factory sealed (1983 Silver Box Early Production) WATA 9.4 A+ Last sale $180 Oct 19, 2020 1
Factory sealed (1983 Silver Box) WATA 9.2 A++ Last sale $169 Oct 19, 2021 1
Factory sealed (1987 Silver Box) WATA 9.6 A++ Last sale $168 Feb 15, 2021 1
Factory sealed WATA 8.5 A++ Last sale $156 Jun 29, 2020 1
Factory sealed (1987 Silver Box) WATA 9.6 A+ $132-$139 range Sep 13, 2022 2
Factory sealed (1987 Silver Box) WATA 9.4 A++ Last sale $138 Mar 23, 2021 1
Factory sealed (1983 Silver Box) WATA 8.5 A+ Last sale $126 Sep 7, 2021 1
Factory sealed (1983 Silver Box) WATA 9.0 A++ Last sale $120 Oct 26, 2020 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 28 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Sep 5, 2023 $89 CGC 8.5 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 312336-66002
Apr 11, 2023 $180 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Made in USA Lot 312315-67002
Feb 23, 2023 $109 WATA 9.0 A+ Display box — Lot 44175-80013
Jan 24, 2023 $99 WATA 9.2 A++ Factory sealed Made in USA Lot 312304-69002
Sep 13, 2022 $139 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Lot 312237-67002
Jun 28, 2022 $109 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 312226-69002
Jun 7, 2022 $134 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 312223-66002
May 31, 2022 $89 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Lot 312222-70003
Apr 12, 2022 $114 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 312215-67002
Mar 29, 2022 $84 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 312213-70003
Mar 8, 2022 $124 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 312210-67001
Oct 19, 2021 $169 WATA 9.2 A++ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 312142-68003
Sep 7, 2021 $126 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 312136-66004
Apr 13, 2021 $114 WATA 8.0 A+ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 312115-67004
Mar 23, 2021 $138 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Lot 312112-69002
Feb 15, 2021 $168 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Lot 122107-15994
Feb 1, 2021 $109 WATA 9.2 A Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Lot 122105-11995
Jan 18, 2021 $288 WATA 9.0 A+ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 122103-15863
Jan 4, 2021 $94 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 122101-11660
Dec 21, 2020 $132 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Lot 122051-16038
Nov 16, 2020 $89 WATA 7.5 A+ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 122046-15785
Nov 9, 2020 $74 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Lot 122045-13748
Oct 26, 2020 $120 WATA 9.0 A++ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 122043-17966
Oct 19, 2020 $180 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Early Production Lot 122042-15785
Sep 7, 2020 $84 WATA 6.5 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 122036-11792
Aug 31, 2020 $264 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed Silver Box Atari Hologram Sticker Lot 122035-19734
Jul 13, 2020 $1,920 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 122028-13816
Jun 29, 2020 $156 WATA 8.5 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 122026-20118

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Battlezone 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 Battlezone Matters for Grading

Battlezone is one of the more heavily-graded Atari 2600 titles, with 56 PSA-graded copies on record (56 sealed). Strong submission volume signals collector demand — and grade premiums are the market’s vote on which copies are scarce. Notable: every graded copy is in the sealed condition — collectors clearly favor that condition tier for this title, and the other conditions are either ungraded territory or grade-and-flip opportunities. Sealed copies trade at roughly 3× the loose price ($25 vs $7.95). Solid spread for grading speculation if you can source a clean sealed cart. Because PSA tracks 3 variants separately, production-code identification matters before submission. The pop-by-variant breakdown above tells you which variant is the rarer find.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Battlezone Atari 2600 worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (56) outweighs CIB and loose for Battlezone, 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 Battlezone?

PSA tracks 56 graded sealed copies of Battlezone 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 Battlezone?

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 Battlezone?

PSA recognizes 3 distinct production variants of Battlezone on Atari 2600. Variants reflect real production differences — different factories (Made in Japan vs Made in Mexico), packaging die changes, ESRB-rating retrofits added partway through the console’s life, or Players Choice reissues from later runs. Collectors price them differently because rarity diverges, and PSA tracks each on its own population row so the data reflects the real market structure.

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. Rankings, medians and summaries are What The Slab analysis — How we get our numbers.

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