Pitfall! (Atari 2600): PSA Pop Report & Prices
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PSA has graded 82 Pitfall! Atari 2600 copies on record — 16 CIB, 66 sealed. PSA tracks 3 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $431 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Pitfall! on Atari 2600 — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.
Quick Facts
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Title: Pitfall!
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Console: Atari 2600
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Variants tracked by PSA: 3
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Total PSA-graded copies: 82 (Loose: 0 · CIB: 16 · Sealed: 66)
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PriceCharting market data: available
Variant Comparison
PSA recognizes 3 distinct production variants of Pitfall!, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.
| Variant | Loose Pop | CIB Pop | Sealed Pop | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printed in USA, Dark Green Box | — | 15 | 39 | 54 |
| Printed in USA, Light Green Box - No UPC | — | — | 16 | 16 |
| Printed in USA, Light Green Box - With UPC | — | 1 | 11 | 12 |
PSA Pop by Condition
PSA tracks Pitfall! 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 Pitfall! for Atari 2600 yet.
Complete in Box (CIB)
Total graded: 16
| Variant | Pop | Grade Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| Printed in USA, Dark Green Box | 15 | 8.5: 1 · 8.0: 3 · 7.5: 5 · 7.0: 1 · 6.5: 4 · <6.5: 1 |
| Printed in USA, Light Green Box - With UPC | 1 | 7.0: 1 |
PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: Printed in USA, Light Green Box - No UPC.
Factory Sealed
Total graded: 66
Sealed summary by variant:
| Variant | Total Pop | Top Numeric Grade | Best Seal Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Printed in USA, Dark Green Box | 39 | 9.8 | A++ |
| Printed in USA, Light Green Box - No UPC | 16 | 9.8 | A++ |
| Printed in USA, Light Green Box - With UPC | 11 | 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+ | B | Total |
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| 9.8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 9.6 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | 13 |
| 9.4 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 13 |
| 9.2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 9 |
| 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| 8.5 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| 8.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| 7.5 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 |
| 7.0 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| <6.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 21 | 33 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 66 |
Per-variant grade × seal matrices
Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.
Printed in USA, Dark Green Box (39 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | B | Total |
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| 9.8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 9.6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 |
| 9.4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 8 |
| 9.2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 8 |
| 9.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 8.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 8.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 7.5 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| <6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 13 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 39 |
Printed in USA, Light Green Box - No UPC (16 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 9.6 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| 9.4 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| 9.0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8.0 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7.0 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 6.5 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 6 | 9 | 1 | 16 |
Printed in USA, Light Green Box - With UPC (11 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | Total |
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| 9.6 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9.4 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| 9.2 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 8.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 7.0 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| <6.5 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
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: $15
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Complete in Box (CIB): $41
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Sealed: $431
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 Pitfall! 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 (Dark Green Box Early Production) | WATA 9.6 A++ | $2,400-$3,000 range | Feb 22, 2025 | 2 |
| Factory sealed (Light Green Box With UPC Later Production) | PSA 9.4 A+ | Last sale $1,750 | Oct 6, 2026 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Dark Green Box Early Production) | PSA 9.2 A+ | Last sale $1,000 | Sep 1, 2026 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Light Green Box With UPC) | WATA 8.0 A | Last sale $425 | Sep 30, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Dark Green Box Early Production) | CGC 9.2 A+ | Last sale $8,400 | Dec 21, 2023 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Dark Green Box Early Production) | WATA 9.2 A+ | Last sale $7,200 | Jul 11, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Light Green Box Later Production) | WATA 9.4 A+ | Last sale $5,520 | Jul 11, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (1982 Dark Green Box First Production) | WATA 9.8 A++ | Last sale $4,800 | Apr 5, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.2 A++ | Last sale $4,800 | Jul 12, 2020 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (1982 Dark Green Box Early Production) | WATA 9.4 A | Last sale $2,640 | Oct 29, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (1982 Light Green Box Later Production) | WATA 9.8 A++ | Last sale $2,400 | Apr 5, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Atari) | WATA 9.6 A++ | Last sale $2,400 | May 3, 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 36 Heritage sale records
| Date | Sold For | Grader / Grade | Format | Variant Notes | Source |
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| Oct 6, 2026 | $1,750 | PSA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Light Green Box With UPC Later Production | Lot 312640-66010 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $1,000 | PSA 9.2 A+ | Factory sealed | Dark Green Box Early Production | Lot 312635-66004 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | $425 | WATA 8.0 A | Factory sealed | Light Green Box With UPC | Lot 312539-70004 |
| Feb 22, 2025 | $3,000 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | Dark Green Box Early Production | Lot 7411-28104 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | $475 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Light Green Box Later Production No UPC | Lot 312438-68001 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | $2,400 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | Dark Green Box Early Production | Lot 7359-28149 |
| Dec 21, 2023 | $8,400 | CGC 9.2 A+ | Factory sealed | Dark Green Box Early Production | Lot 44226-80047 |
| Nov 1, 2022 | $104 | WATA 8.0 | CIB | 1982 Dark Green Box Early Production | Lot 312244-66009 |
| Sep 27, 2022 | $408 | WATA 8.0 A+ | Factory sealed | 1982 Light Green Box Later Production | Lot 312239-69002 |
| Sep 13, 2022 | $336 | WATA 7.0 A+ | Factory sealed | 1982 Light Green Box Later Production | Lot 312237-67007 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | $576 | WATA 7.5 A+ | Factory sealed | 1982 Light Green Box Later Production | Lot 312235-70015 |
| Aug 16, 2022 | $312 | WATA 7.5 A | Factory sealed | 1982 Light Green Box Later Production | Lot 312233-68007 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | $1,320 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | 1982 Dark Green Box Early Production | Lot 41166-80078 |
| Dec 7, 2021 | $216 | WATA 8.0 | CIB | 1982 Dark Green Box Early Production | Lot 312149-66010 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | $124 | WATA 6.5 | CIB | 1982 Dark Green Box Early Production | Lot 312147-69006 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | $2,640 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | 1982 Dark Green Box Early Production | Lot 7263-28001 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | $1,920 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | 1982 Light Green Box Later Production | Lot 7263-28002 |
| Aug 24, 2021 | $324 | WATA 5.5 A | Factory sealed | 1982 Dark Green Box Early Production | Lot 312134-69014 |
| Aug 17, 2021 | $630 | WATA 7.5 A+ | Factory sealed | 1982 Dark Green Box First Production | Lot 312133-68021 |
| Jul 11, 2021 | $7,200 | WATA 9.2 A+ | Factory sealed | Dark Green Box Early Production | Lot 7261-29004 |
| Jul 11, 2021 | $5,520 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Light Green Box Later Production | Lot 7261-29005 |
| Jun 29, 2021 | $67 | WATA 7.0 | CIB | 1982 Light Green Box Later Production | Lot 312126-70009 |
| May 25, 2021 | $89 | WATA 7.5 | CIB | 1982 Dark Green Box | Lot 312121-69013 |
| Apr 5, 2021 | $4,800 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | 1982 Dark Green Box First Production | Lot 7242-97010 |
| Apr 5, 2021 | $2,400 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | 1982 Light Green Box Later Production | Lot 7242-97011 |
| Jan 17, 2021 | $2,280 | WATA 9.2 A++ | Factory sealed | 1982 Dark Green Box | Lot 7239-97011 |
| Jan 17, 2021 | $960 | WATA 9.0 A+ | Factory sealed | 1982 Light Green Box | Lot 7239-97012 |
| Dec 28, 2020 | $132 | WATA 7.5 | CIB | 1982 Dark Green Box | Lot 122052-17558 |
| Nov 9, 2020 | $660 | WATA 7.0 A+ | Factory sealed | 1982 Light Green Box | Lot 122045-13763 |
| Oct 19, 2020 | $432 | WATA 6.5 | CIB | 1982 Dark Green Box | Lot 122042-15804 |
| Oct 5, 2020 | $750 | WATA 5.5 A | Factory sealed | 1982 Dark Green Box | Lot 122040-11892 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | $74 | WATA 6.5 | CIB | — | Lot 122036-11803 |
| Aug 24, 2020 | $1,320 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 122034-17776 |
| Jul 12, 2020 | $4,800 | WATA 9.2 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 7231-97010 |
| Jul 12, 2020 | $1,140 | WATA 5.5 B | Factory sealed | — | Lot 7231-97011 |
| May 3, 2020 | $2,400 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | Atari | Lot 7229-93007 |
Listings
Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Pitfall! 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 Pitfall! Matters for Grading
Pitfall! is one of the more heavily-graded Atari 2600 titles, with 82 PSA-graded copies on record (66 sealed, 16 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 (66 of 82, ~80%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. The sealed-to-loose price ratio is roughly 28× — sealed copies trade at $431 while loose carts move around $15. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees. 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 Pitfall! Atari 2600 worth grading?
Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (66) outweighs CIB and loose for Pitfall!, 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 Pitfall!?
PSA tracks 66 graded sealed copies of Pitfall! 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 Pitfall!?
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 Pitfall!?
PSA recognizes 3 distinct production variants of Pitfall! 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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