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Dark Chambers (Atari 2600): PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-10-22 · Updated 2026-10-26 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 29 Dark Chambers Atari 2600 copies on record — 29 sealed. PSA tracks 2 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Dark Chambers on Atari 2600 — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $15
CIB
POP 0
Market: $20
Sealed
POP 29
Market: $31

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Dark Chambers, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Made/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, Atari Advantage Sticker - “NEW” Sticker — — 28 28
No Country, Atari Interactive, Limited Edition — — 1 1

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Dark Chambers 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 2 variants PSA recognizes for this title.

Loose Cartridge

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

Complete in Box (CIB)

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

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 29

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, Atari Advantage Sticker - “NEW” Sticker 28 9.8 A++
No Country, Atari Interactive, Limited Edition 1 9.6 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+ Total
9.8 1 1 — — 2
9.6 2 6 — — 8
9.4 2 9 — 1 12
9.2 — 1 — — 1
9.0 — 2 — — 2
8.0 — 1 — 1 2
7.5 — — 2 — 2
Total 5 20 2 2 29

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

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

Made/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, Atari Advantage Sticker - "NEW" Sticker (28 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ A B+ Total
9.8 1 1 — — 2
9.6 1 6 — — 7
9.4 2 9 — 1 12
9.2 — 1 — — 1
9.0 — 2 — — 2
8.0 — 1 — 1 2
7.5 — — 2 — 2
Total 4 20 2 2 28
No Country, Atari Interactive, Limited Edition (1 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ Total
9.6 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 2 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 Dark Chambers 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 (1988 Red Box Atari Advantage Sticker New Sticker) WATA 9.8 A++ Last sale $336 Oct 11, 2022 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.4 B+ Last sale $168 Jun 29, 2020 1
Factory sealed (1988 Red Box) WATA 9.6 A++ Last sale $156 Dec 7, 2020 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.2 A+ Last sale $114 Jul 6, 2020 1
Factory sealed (1988 Red Box) WATA 9.4 A++ Last sale $109 Dec 14, 2020 1
Factory sealed (1988 Red Box) WATA 9.6 A+ Median $104 Jan 17, 2023 5
Factory sealed (1988 Red Box) WATA 9.4 A+ Median $104 Aug 16, 2022 3
Factory sealed (1988 Red Box) WATA 9.0 A+ Last sale $94 Feb 8, 2021 1
Factory sealed (1988 Red Box) WATA 7.5 A $84-$89 range Aug 3, 2021 2
Factory sealed (1988 Red Box Atari Advantage Sticker New Sticker) WATA 9.4 A++ Last sale $84 Nov 8, 2022 1
Factory sealed (1988 Red Box) WATA 8.0 A+ Last sale $84 Jan 11, 2021 1

Sale records:

View all 18 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Jan 17, 2023 $73 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Red Box Lot 312303-68001
Nov 29, 2022 $84 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Red Box Lot 312248-70003
Nov 8, 2022 $84 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1988 Red Box Atari Advantage Sticker New Sticker Lot 312245-67002
Oct 25, 2022 $104 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Red Box Lot 312243-69001
Oct 11, 2022 $336 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed 1988 Red Box Atari Advantage Sticker New Sticker Lot 312241-67003
Aug 16, 2022 $104 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Red Box Lot 312233-68005
May 31, 2022 $104 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Red Box Lot 312222-70007
May 3, 2022 $139 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Red Box Lot 312218-66005
Mar 8, 2022 $124 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Red Box Lot 312210-67002
Aug 3, 2021 $89 WATA 7.5 A Factory sealed 1988 Red Box Lot 312131-66012
Feb 8, 2021 $94 WATA 9.0 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Red Box Lot 122106-14043
Jan 11, 2021 $84 WATA 8.0 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Red Box Lot 122102-13729
Dec 14, 2020 $109 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1988 Red Box Lot 122050-13842
Dec 7, 2020 $156 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed 1988 Red Box Lot 122049-11664
Nov 23, 2020 $84 WATA 7.5 A Factory sealed 1988 Red Box Lot 122047-17750
Nov 9, 2020 $132 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Red Box Lot 122045-13750
Jul 6, 2020 $114 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 122027-11724
Jun 29, 2020 $168 WATA 9.4 B+ Factory sealed — Lot 122026-20123

Listings

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

With 29 PSA-graded copies on record, Dark Chambers sits in the mid-rarity tier for Atari 2600 — graded copies surface periodically on eBay but command meaningful premiums over raw. 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. Because PSA tracks 2 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 Dark Chambers Atari 2600 worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (29) outweighs CIB and loose for Dark Chambers, 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 Dark Chambers?

PSA tracks 29 graded sealed copies of Dark Chambers 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 Dark Chambers?

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 Dark Chambers?

PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Dark Chambers 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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