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Fireball (Atari 2600): PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-10-22 · Updated 2026-10-26 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 13 Fireball Atari 2600 copies on record — 13 sealed. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Fireball on Atari 2600 — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $14
CIB
POP 0
Market: $27
Sealed
POP 13
Market: $40

Quick Facts

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Fireball 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 Fireball for Atari 2600 yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

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

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 13

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Printed in USA, Starpath Sticker 13 9.8 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 3 — — — 3
9.6 1 — — — 1
9.4 1 2 1 — 4
9.2 — — — 1 1
9.0 — — — 1 1
8.5 — 2 — — 2
8.0 — — 1 — 1
Total 5 4 2 2 13

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).

Heritage Graded Sales

Heritage Auctions sold results below are real auction transactions for Fireball 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 CGC 9.4 A+ Last sale $79 Sep 2, 2025 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.8 A++ Last sale $350 Oct 3, 2024 1
Factory sealed (1982 Black Box) WATA 9.6 A++ Last sale $264 Jan 17, 2021 1
Factory sealed (1982 Black Box) WATA 9.4 A Last sale $164 Sep 15, 2022 1
Factory sealed (1982 Black Box) WATA 9.4 A++ Last sale $132 Mar 30, 2021 1
Factory sealed (1982 Black Box) WATA 8.5 A+ Last sale $126 Feb 1, 2021 1
Factory sealed (1982 Black Box) WATA 9.2 B+ Last sale $91 Nov 15, 2022 1

Sale records:

View all 7 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Sep 2, 2025 $79 CGC 9.4 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 312535-66002
Oct 3, 2024 $350 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 44281-80023
Nov 15, 2022 $91 WATA 9.2 B+ Factory sealed 1982 Black Box Lot 312246-68013
Sep 15, 2022 $164 WATA 9.4 A Factory sealed 1982 Black Box Lot 44161-80025
Mar 30, 2021 $132 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1982 Black Box Lot 312113-70015
Feb 1, 2021 $126 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed 1982 Black Box Lot 122105-12001
Jan 17, 2021 $264 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed 1982 Black Box Lot 7239-97006

Listings

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

With 13 PSA-graded copies on record, Fireball 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Fireball Atari 2600 worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (13) outweighs CIB and loose for Fireball, 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 Fireball?

PSA tracks 13 graded sealed copies of Fireball 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 Fireball?

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 Fireball?

PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for Fireball 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. Rankings, medians and summaries are What The Slab analysis — How we get our numbers.

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