Joust (Atari 2600): PSA Pop Report & Prices
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PSA has graded 90 Joust Atari 2600 copies on record — 90 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 Joust on Atari 2600 — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.
Quick Facts
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Title: Joust
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Console: Atari 2600
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Variants tracked by PSA: 2
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Total PSA-graded copies: 90 (Loose: 0 · CIB: 0 · Sealed: 90)
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PriceCharting market data: available
Variant Comparison
PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Joust, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.
| Variant | Loose Pop | CIB Pop | Sealed Pop | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made in USA, Atari Inc, “Consumer Division” Text | — | — | 89 | 89 |
| Made in USA, Atari Inc, “International Division” Text | — | — | 1 | 1 |
PSA Pop by Condition
PSA tracks Joust 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 Joust for Atari 2600 yet.
Complete in Box (CIB)
PSA hasn’t graded any cib copies of Joust for Atari 2600 yet.
Factory Sealed
Total graded: 90
Sealed summary by variant:
| Variant | Total Pop | Top Numeric Grade | Best Seal Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made in USA, Atari Inc, “Consumer Division” Text | 89 | 9.6 | A++ |
| Made in USA, Atari Inc, “International Division” Text | 1 | 8.0 | 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: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 9.4 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | 22 |
| 9.2 | 5 | 10 | — | 1 | — | 16 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 15 |
| 8.5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 |
| 8.0 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 7.0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 6.5 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| <6.5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 38 | 46 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 90 |
Per-variant grade × seal matrices
Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.
Made in USA, Atari Inc, "Consumer Division" Text (89 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.6 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 9.4 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | 22 |
| 9.2 | 5 | 10 | — | 1 | — | 16 |
| 9.0 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 15 |
| 8.5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 11 |
| 8.0 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 6 |
| 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 7.0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 6.5 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| <6.5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 38 | 45 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 89 |
Made in USA, Atari Inc, "International Division" Text (1 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 8.0 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 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).
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Loose cartridge: $9.54
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Complete in Box (CIB): $18
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Sealed: $31
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 Joust 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 |
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| Factory sealed (Consumer Division Text) | PSA 9.4 A++ | Last sale $144 | Oct 6, 2026 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.0 A++ | $69-$119 range | Dec 9, 2025 | 2 |
| Factory sealed | CGC 9.4 A+ | Last sale $109 | May 13, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Atari) | WATA 9.6 A+ | Last sale $576 | May 3, 2020 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (1983 Silver Box) | WATA 9.6 A++ | Median $264 | Feb 8, 2022 | 3 |
| Factory sealed (1983 Silver Box) | WATA 9.4 A+ | $222-$240 range | Sep 15, 2022 | 2 |
| Factory sealed (Atari) | WATA 9.4 A+ | Last sale $192 | Dec 7, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (1983 Silver Box) | WATA 9.2 A+ | Last sale $192 | Nov 30, 2020 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (1983 Silver Box) | WATA 9.0 A+ | Median $168 | Mar 15, 2022 | 3 |
| Factory sealed (1983 Silver Box) | WATA 9.2 B+ | Last sale $159 | May 24, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (1983 Silver Box) | WATA 9.4 A++ | Median $156 | Oct 4, 2022 | 5 |
| Factory sealed | CGC 9.4 A++ | Last sale $149 | Sep 5, 2023 | 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 45 Heritage sale records
| Date | Sold For | Grader / Grade | Format | Variant Notes | Source |
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| Oct 6, 2026 | $144 | PSA 9.4 A++ | Factory sealed | Consumer Division Text | Lot 312640-66008 |
| Dec 9, 2025 | $69 | WATA 9.0 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312549-67001 |
| May 13, 2025 | $109 | CGC 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312519-67003 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | $149 | CGC 9.4 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312336-66010 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | $119 | WATA 9.0 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312335-70002 |
| Aug 15, 2023 | $73 | WATA 9.0 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312333-68001 |
| Aug 1, 2023 | $41 | WATA 6.5 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312331-66002 |
| Jul 18, 2023 | $75 | WATA 9.2 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312329-68009 |
| Jul 4, 2023 | $104 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312327-66004 |
| Feb 23, 2023 | $127 | WATA 9.0 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 44175-80040 |
| Oct 4, 2022 | $139 | WATA 9.4 A++ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312240-66009 |
| Sep 15, 2022 | $222 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 44161-80036 |
| Sep 13, 2022 | $119 | WATA 9.4 A++ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312237-67005 |
| May 24, 2022 | $159 | WATA 9.2 B+ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312221-69006 |
| May 3, 2022 | $240 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312218-66012 |
| Mar 15, 2022 | $169 | WATA 9.0 A+ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312211-68006 |
| Mar 1, 2022 | $139 | WATA 9.0 A++ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312209-66004 |
| Feb 8, 2022 | $264 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312206-67003 |
| Jan 18, 2022 | $119 | WATA 8.5 A+ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312203-68007 |
| Dec 21, 2021 | $99 | WATA 7.0 A+ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312151-68006 |
| Dec 7, 2021 | $192 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Atari | Lot 312149-66007 |
| Oct 5, 2021 | $168 | WATA 9.0 A++ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312140-66008 |
| Sep 21, 2021 | $228 | WATA 9.2 A++ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312138-68009 |
| Sep 7, 2021 | $168 | WATA 9.0 A+ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312136-66016 |
| Aug 24, 2021 | $174 | WATA 9.0 A++ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312134-69010 |
| Aug 3, 2021 | $114 | WATA 8.0 A+ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312131-66027 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | $138 | WATA 8.5 A+ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312129-68010 |
| Jun 29, 2021 | $57 | WATA 6.0 B | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312126-70007 |
| Jun 15, 2021 | $99 | WATA 9.0 A++ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312124-68010 |
| May 25, 2021 | $79 | WATA 7.5 A+ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312121-69010 |
| May 11, 2021 | $94 | WATA 9.0 A+ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312119-67012 |
| Apr 27, 2021 | $126 | WATA 8.0 A+ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312117-69012 |
| Apr 13, 2021 | $252 | WATA 9.4 A++ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312115-67011 |
| Mar 30, 2021 | $144 | WATA 9.2 A++ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 312113-70017 |
| Mar 1, 2021 | $132 | WATA 9.0 A++ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 122109-12043 |
| Feb 15, 2021 | $89 | WATA 9.2 A++ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 122107-16000 |
| Feb 1, 2021 | $99 | WATA 8.5 A++ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 122105-12003 |
| Jan 18, 2021 | $156 | WATA 9.4 A++ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 122103-15872 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | $264 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 122050-13850 |
| Dec 7, 2020 | $216 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 122049-11672 |
| Nov 30, 2020 | $192 | WATA 9.2 A+ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 122048-19628 |
| Sep 28, 2020 | $300 | WATA 9.4 A++ | Factory sealed | 1983 Silver Box | Lot 122039-17891 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | $156 | WATA 9.0 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 122036-11794 |
| Aug 24, 2020 | $120 | WATA 9.0 A | Factory sealed | — | Lot 122034-17771 |
| May 3, 2020 | $576 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Atari | Lot 7229-97018 |
Listings
Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Joust 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 Joust Matters for Grading
Joust is one of the more heavily-graded Atari 2600 titles, with 90 PSA-graded copies on record (90 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 ($31 vs $9.54). Solid spread for grading speculation if you can source a clean sealed cart. 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 Joust Atari 2600 worth grading?
Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (90) outweighs CIB and loose for Joust, 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 Joust?
PSA tracks 90 graded sealed copies of Joust 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 Joust?
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 Joust?
PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Joust 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.
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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