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Mario Bros. (Atari 2600): PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-10-22 · Updated 2026-10-26 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 112 Mario Bros. Atari 2600 copies on record — 8 CIB, 104 sealed. PSA tracks 10 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $773 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Mario Bros. on Atari 2600 — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $20
CIB
POP 8
Market: $78
Sealed
POP 104
Market: $773

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 10 distinct production variants of Mario Bros., each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Made in China, Atari Corporation — 1 — 1
Made in China/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, 1987 — — 16 16
Made in China/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, 1988 — — 1 1
Made in Hong Kong, Atari Corp, 1987 — 1 1 2
Made in Hong Kong, Atari Corp, 1988 — 1 4 5
Made in Taiwan Sticker, Atari Inc, “Consumer Division” Text — 1 2 3
Made in USA, Atari Inc, “Consumer Division” Text — 3 19 22
Made in USA, Atari Inc, “See Warranty Card For New Mailing Address” Sticker — — 1 1
Made/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corp — 1 49 50
Made/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, Atari Advantage Sticker — — 11 11

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Mario Bros. 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 10 variants PSA recognizes for this title.

Loose Cartridge

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

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 8

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in China, Atari Corporation 1 9.0: 1
Made in Hong Kong, Atari Corp, 1987 1 8.0: 1
Made in Hong Kong, Atari Corp, 1988 1 8.5: 1
Made in Taiwan Sticker, Atari Inc, “Consumer Division” Text 1 6.5: 1
Made in USA, Atari Inc, “Consumer Division” Text 3 8.5: 1 · 8.0: 1 · 7.5: 1
Made/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corp 1 6.5: 1

PSA has not graded the following variants in this condition: Made in China/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, 1987 · Made in China/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, 1988 · Made in USA, Atari Inc, “See Warranty Card For New Mailing Address” Sticker · Made/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, Atari Advantage Sticker.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 104

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in China/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, 1987 16 9.4 A++
Made in China/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, 1988 1 8.0 A+
Made in Hong Kong, Atari Corp, 1987 1 8.5 A+
Made in Hong Kong, Atari Corp, 1988 4 9.2 A++
Made in Taiwan Sticker, Atari Inc, “Consumer Division” Text 2 8.5 NS
Made in USA, Atari Inc, “Consumer Division” Text 19 9.6 A++
Made in USA, Atari Inc, “See Warranty Card For New Mailing Address” Sticker 1 8.0 A
Made/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corp 49 9.2 A++
Made/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, Atari Advantage Sticker 11 9.4 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 NS Total
9.6 1 — — — — — 1
9.4 3 3 — — — — 6
9.2 4 5 2 — — — 11
9.0 2 8 — — — — 10
8.5 1 4 3 — 3 1 12
8.0 7 8 4 1 — — 20
7.5 1 6 4 — — 1 12
7.0 2 4 1 3 — — 10
6.5 — 3 3 2 — — 8
<6.5 4 3 3 3 1 — 14
Total 25 44 20 9 4 2 104

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

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

Made in China/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, 1987 (16 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.4 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A++ A+ A B+ B Total
9.4 2 — — — — 2
9.2 — 2 — — — 2
9.0 — 3 — — — 3
8.0 — 2 — — — 2
7.5 — 1 — — — 1
7.0 — 2 — 1 — 3
6.5 — 1 1 — — 2
<6.5 — — — — 1 1
Total 2 11 1 1 1 16
Made in China/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, 1988 (1 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 8.0 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A+ Total
8.0 1 1
Total 1 1
Made in Hong Kong, Atari Corp, 1987 (1 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 8.5 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A+ Total
8.5 1 1
Total 1 1
Made in Hong Kong, Atari Corp, 1988 (4 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.2 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A++ A+ A B+ Total
9.2 1 — — — 1
9.0 — 1 — — 1
7.0 — — 1 — 1
6.5 — — — 1 1
Total 1 1 1 1 4
Made in Taiwan Sticker, Atari Inc, "Consumer Division" Text (2 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 8.5 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade NS Total
8.5 1 1
7.5 1 1
Total 2 2
Made in USA, Atari Inc, "Consumer Division" Text (19 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ A B+ Total
9.6 1 — — — 1
9.2 — 1 — — 1
9.0 — 1 — — 1
8.5 — 1 1 — 2
8.0 — 3 2 — 5
7.5 — 1 2 — 3
6.5 — 1 2 — 3
<6.5 — 1 1 1 3
Total 1 9 8 1 19
Made in USA, Atari Inc, "See Warranty Card For New Mailing Address" Sticker (1 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 8.0 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A Total
8.0 1 1
Total 1 1
Made/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corp (49 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.2 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A++ A+ A B+ B Total
9.2 3 2 1 — — 6
9.0 2 2 — — — 4
8.5 1 2 2 — 3 8
8.0 7 1 1 — — 9
7.5 1 3 1 — — 5
7.0 2 2 — 2 — 6
6.5 — — — 1 — 1
<6.5 4 2 2 2 — 10
Total 20 14 7 5 3 49
Made/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, Atari Advantage Sticker (11 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.4 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A++ A+ A B+ Total
9.4 1 3 — — 4
9.2 — — 1 — 1
9.0 — 1 — — 1
8.0 — 1 — 1 2
7.5 — 1 1 — 2
6.5 — 1 — — 1
Total 1 7 2 1 11

PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: Made in China, Atari Corporation.

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 10 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.

Auction House Graded Sales

Heritage Auctions and Goldin sold results below are real auction transactions for Mario Bros. 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
Factory sealed CGC 7.5 Last sale $1,125 May 24, 2025 1
Factory sealed (3 Sided Seam, Made in China/printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation (1987), No Rating) WATA 8.0 A+ Last sale $854 Aug 3, 2025 1
Factory sealed (1983 Silver Box First Production) WATA 9.2 A+ Last sale $19,800 Apr 5, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Atari Inc Consumer Division Text Early Production) CGC 9.2 A+ Last sale $13,750 Oct 3, 2024 1
Factory sealed (Atari Inc Made in USA Early Production) WATA 9.0 A+ Last sale $13,750 Aug 24, 2024 1
Factory sealed (1988 Silver Box Later Production) WATA 9.2 A+ Last sale $9,000 Sep 13, 2020 1
Factory sealed (1987 Silver Box Later Production) WATA 9.0 A+ 2 comps, wide spread $1,200-$8,400 Apr 22, 2023 2
Factory sealed (1983 Silver Box First Production) WATA 8.0 A+ Last sale $7,800 Jul 12, 2020 1
Factory sealed (1987 Silver Box) WATA 9.4 A++ Last sale $7,200 Nov 5, 2022 1
Factory sealed (1988 Silver Box Later Production) WATA 9.2 A++ Last sale $4,080 Nov 22, 2020 1
Factory sealed (1989 Silver Box) WATA 9.2 A Last sale $3,840 Jun 8, 2021 1
Factory sealed (1989 Silver Box Atari Advantage Sticker) WATA 9.4 A+ Last sale $3,840 Jan 17, 2021 1

Showing the top 12 auction sale signals; the sale-record table below includes every auction auction sale used on this page.

Sale records:

View all 55 auction sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Aug 3, 2025 $854 WATA 8.0 A+ Factory sealed 3 Sided Seam, Made in China/printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation (1987), No Rating Goldin lot 202506-0312-5305-7d7b69df-138e-4652-8ed6-3c7b198efbff
May 24, 2025 $1,125 CGC 7.5 Factory sealed — Lot 7415-28173
Oct 3, 2024 $13,750 CGC 9.2 A+ Factory sealed Atari Inc Consumer Division Text Early Production Lot 44281-80037
Oct 3, 2024 $688 CGC 8.0 A+ Factory sealed Made Printed in Hong Kong Atari Corp Later Production Lot 44281-80038
Aug 24, 2024 $13,750 WATA 9.0 A+ Factory sealed Atari Inc Made in USA Early Production Lot 7378-28001
Dec 21, 2023 $990 CGC 9.0 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Later Production Lot 44226-80032
Dec 21, 2023 $630 CGC 8.5 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Later Production Lot 44226-80033
Dec 21, 2023 $600 CGC 8.0 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Later Production Lot 44226-80034
Dec 21, 2023 $600 VGA 85 Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Later Production Lot 44226-80031
Nov 4, 2023 $3,000 WATA 8.0 A Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box First Production Lot 7350-28189
Jul 28, 2023 $1,320 WATA 9.0 A++ Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Later Production Lot 7349-28140
Apr 22, 2023 $2,460 WATA 8.0 A Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Early Production Lot 7307-28163
Apr 22, 2023 $1,200 WATA 9.0 A+ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Later Production Lot 7307-28164
Feb 23, 2023 $2,640 WATA 8.0 A+ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 44175-80044
Feb 23, 2023 $2,340 WATA 9.0 A+ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Lot 44175-80045
Nov 5, 2022 $7,200 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Lot 7290-29001
Oct 25, 2022 $3,600 WATA 8.5 A++ Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Lot 312243-69003
Oct 18, 2022 $384 WATA 6.5 A+ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Lot 312242-68007
Sep 20, 2022 $384 WATA 7.0 A Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Lot 312238-68005
Jul 12, 2022 $780 WATA 7.5 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Lot 312228-67010
Jul 12, 2022 $312 WATA 8.0 CIB 1983 Silver Box First Production Lot 312228-67011
Jun 30, 2022 $3,600 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box First Production Lot 41166-80063
Jun 30, 2022 $2,880 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Later Production Lot 41166-80064
Mar 29, 2022 $372 WATA 6.5 CIB 1983 Silver Box First Production Lot 312213-70013
Feb 15, 2022 $396 WATA 8.0 CIB 1987 Silver Box Lot 312207-68008
Oct 26, 2021 $528 WATA 5.0 B+ Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Later Production Lot 312143-69007
Oct 12, 2021 $1,440 WATA 8.5 B Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Lot 312141-67005
Sep 28, 2021 $1,560 WATA 8.5 A Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Lot 312139-69006
Sep 14, 2021 $3,120 WATA 8.5 A Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Lot 312137-67009
Aug 31, 2021 $1,110 WATA 7.0 B+ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Lot 312135-70010
Aug 24, 2021 $1,260 WATA 7.0 B+ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Lot 312134-69012
Aug 10, 2021 $2,160 WATA 6.5 A+ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Lot 312132-67009
Jul 27, 2021 $1,560 WATA 5.0 A++ Factory sealed 1988 Red Box Lot 312130-69012
Jul 13, 2021 $660 WATA 3.5 A+ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Lot 312128-67007
Jul 11, 2021 $8,400 WATA 9.0 A+ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Later Production Lot 7261-29001
Jun 8, 2021 $3,840 WATA 9.2 A Factory sealed 1989 Silver Box Lot 312123-66016
Apr 5, 2021 $19,800 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box First Production Lot 7242-93004
Mar 9, 2021 $1,020 WATA 5.5 A+ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 312110-67008
Jan 25, 2021 $1,560 WATA 8.5 B Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Lot 122104-17915
Jan 17, 2021 $4,080 WATA 9.0 A+ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Lot 7239-97008
Jan 17, 2021 $3,840 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Silver Box Atari Advantage Sticker Lot 7239-93002
Jan 4, 2021 $1,320 WATA 7.5 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Lot 122101-11674
Dec 21, 2020 $900 WATA 7.0 B+ Factory sealed 1988 Red Box Lot 122051-16045
Dec 7, 2020 $2,280 WATA 9.0 A+ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Lot 122049-11676
Nov 22, 2020 $4,080 WATA 9.2 A++ Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Later Production Lot 7236-93004
Nov 16, 2020 $264 WATA 8.5 CIB 1988 Silver Box Lot 122046-15792
Nov 9, 2020 $360 WATA 5.5 A++ Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Later Production Lot 122045-13758
Nov 2, 2020 $2,040 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Lot 122044-11887
Oct 5, 2020 $2,280 WATA 9.0 A+ Factory sealed 1987 Silver Box Lot 122040-11888
Sep 21, 2020 $1,680 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Lot 122038-15786
Sep 13, 2020 $9,000 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Later Production Lot 7234-97021
Sep 13, 2020 $1,920 WATA 7.0 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Later Production Lot 7234-97022
Jul 12, 2020 $7,800 WATA 8.0 A+ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box First Production Lot 7231-93006
Jul 12, 2020 $1,680 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Later Production Lot 7231-97008
Jul 12, 2020 $1,560 WATA 7.5 A Factory sealed 1988 Silver Box Later Production Lot 7231-93007

Listings

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

Mario Bros. is one of the more heavily-graded Atari 2600 titles, with 112 PSA-graded copies on record (104 sealed, 8 CIB). Strong submission volume signals collector demand — and grade premiums are the market’s vote on which copies are scarce. The sealed condition dominates submissions (104 of 112, ~92%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. The sealed-to-loose price ratio is roughly 39× — sealed copies trade at $773 while loose carts move around $20. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees. Because PSA tracks 10 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 Mario Bros. Atari 2600 worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (104) outweighs CIB and loose for Mario Bros., 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 Mario Bros.?

PSA tracks 104 graded sealed copies of Mario Bros. 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 Mario Bros.?

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 Mario Bros.?

PSA recognizes 10 distinct production variants of Mario Bros. 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. 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.

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