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Road Runner (Atari 2600): PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-10-22 · Updated 2026-10-26 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 109 Road Runner Atari 2600 copies on record — 109 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 Road Runner on Atari 2600 — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $19
CIB
POP 0
Market: $50
Sealed
POP 109
Market: $64

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

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

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Made in China/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation — — 19 19
Made in China/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, “NEW” Sticker — — 90 90

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Road Runner 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 Road Runner for Atari 2600 yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

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

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 109

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in China/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation 19 9.6 A++
Made in China/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, “NEW” Sticker 90 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+ B Total
9.8 3 — — — — 3
9.6 5 11 — — — 16
9.4 17 19 4 — — 40
9.2 7 14 2 — 1 24
9.0 5 2 1 — — 8
8.5 2 7 — — — 9
8.0 1 2 1 1 — 5
7.5 — — 2 — — 2
7.0 — — 1 — — 1
6.5 — — — 1 — 1
Total 40 55 11 2 1 109

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

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

Made in China/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation (19 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ A Total
9.6 — 1 — 1
9.4 4 4 — 8
9.2 4 1 — 5
9.0 1 1 1 3
8.5 — 2 — 2
Total 9 9 1 19
Made in China/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, "NEW" Sticker (90 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ A B+ B Total
9.8 3 — — — — 3
9.6 5 10 — — — 15
9.4 13 15 4 — — 32
9.2 3 13 2 — 1 19
9.0 4 1 — — — 5
8.5 2 5 — — — 7
8.0 1 2 1 1 — 5
7.5 — — 2 — — 2
7.0 — — 1 — — 1
6.5 — — — 1 — 1
Total 31 46 10 2 1 90

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.

Auction House Graded Sales

Heritage Auctions and Goldin sold results below are real auction transactions for Road Runner 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 (New Sticker) WATA 9.6 A+ 2 comps, wide spread $129-$264 Feb 17, 2026 2
Factory sealed WATA 9.0 A++ Last sale $104 Mar 21, 2025 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.8 A++ Last sale $1,440 Sep 13, 2020 1
Factory sealed (1989 Red Box) WATA 9.8 A++ $408-$720 range Apr 13, 2021 2
Factory sealed (1989 Red Box) WATA 9.0 A+ $124-$180 range Nov 23, 2021 2
Factory sealed WATA 9.4 A++ Last sale $169 Jan 11, 2022 1
Factory sealed (1989 Red Box) WATA 8.5 A++ Last sale $156 Apr 27, 2021 1
Factory sealed (1989 Red Box) WATA 9.4 A+ Median $142 May 24, 2022 8
Factory sealed (1989 Red Box) WATA 9.6 A++ Last sale $139 Aug 23, 2022 1
Factory sealed (1989 Red Box) WATA 9.4 A++ Median $124 Dec 13, 2022 11
Factory sealed (1989 Red Box) WATA 9.4 A Median $124 Sep 6, 2022 3
Factory sealed (1989 Red Box) WATA 8.5 A+ $114-$120 range Mar 8, 2022 2

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 74 auction sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Feb 17, 2026 $129 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed New Sticker Lot 312607-68006
Mar 21, 2025 $104 WATA 9.0 A++ Factory sealed — Goldin lot 202412-3117-0736-3dd8604c-4411-4442-bb1c-0990a8a086ac
Feb 18, 2024 $61 WATA 9.0 A++ Factory sealed Red Box, Notch Lid, Printed in Hong Kong, Made in China, New Sticker Goldin lot 202308-2314-4325-e02d7083-9774-40ca-b928-d8b58503244f
Apr 25, 2023 $89 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 312317-69010
Apr 11, 2023 $119 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 312315-67014
Mar 14, 2023 $264 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed New Sticker Lot 312311-67006
Jan 24, 2023 $51 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box New Sticker Lot 312304-69009
Dec 27, 2022 $63 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box New Sticker Lot 312252-69012
Dec 20, 2022 $54 WATA 9.0 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box New Sticker Lot 312251-68013
Dec 13, 2022 $69 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312250-67002
Dec 6, 2022 $71 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box New Sticker Lot 312249-66005
Nov 29, 2022 $79 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312248-70010
Nov 15, 2022 $71 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box New Sticker Lot 312246-68026
Nov 8, 2022 $75 WATA 9.2 A Factory sealed 1989 Red Box New Sticker Lot 312245-67007
Nov 1, 2022 $69 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box New Sticker Lot 312244-66014
Oct 25, 2022 $94 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box New Sticker Lot 312243-69007
Oct 18, 2022 $59 WATA 8.5 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box New Sticker Lot 312242-68011
Oct 11, 2022 $104 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box New Sticker Lot 312241-67011
Oct 4, 2022 $89 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box New Sticker Lot 312240-66013
Sep 27, 2022 $67 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box New Sticker Lot 312239-69005
Sep 20, 2022 $94 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312238-68011
Sep 13, 2022 $104 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312237-67010
Sep 6, 2022 $124 WATA 9.4 A Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312236-66004
Sep 6, 2022 $77 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312236-66005
Aug 30, 2022 $99 WATA 9.2 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312235-70018
Aug 30, 2022 $67 WATA 9.2 B Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312235-70019
Aug 23, 2022 $139 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312234-69012
Aug 16, 2022 $71 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312233-68009
Jul 26, 2022 $73 WATA 6.5 B+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312230-69006
Jul 20, 2022 $69 WATA 8.0 A Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312229-68013
Jul 12, 2022 $109 WATA 9.2 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312228-67019
Jun 21, 2022 $55 WATA 8.0 B+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312225-68010
May 24, 2022 $99 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312221-69016
May 10, 2022 $104 WATA 9.2 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312219-67007
May 3, 2022 $124 WATA 9.2 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312218-66019
Apr 19, 2022 $139 WATA 9.4 A Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312216-68014
Apr 5, 2022 $99 WATA 9.0 A Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312214-66004
Mar 29, 2022 $114 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312213-70017
Mar 22, 2022 $104 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312212-69015
Mar 15, 2022 $99 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312211-68012
Mar 8, 2022 $114 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312210-67009
Feb 22, 2022 $159 WATA 9.2 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312208-69009
Jan 25, 2022 $109 WATA 8.0 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312204-69006
Jan 11, 2022 $169 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 312202-67009
Nov 30, 2021 $139 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312148-70015
Nov 23, 2021 $124 WATA 9.0 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312147-69009
Nov 16, 2021 $159 WATA 9.2 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312146-68015
Nov 9, 2021 $119 WATA 9.2 A Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312145-67007
Nov 2, 2021 $119 WATA 9.0 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312144-66010
Oct 26, 2021 $124 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312143-69011
Oct 19, 2021 $119 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312142-68015
Oct 12, 2021 $204 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312141-67010
Oct 5, 2021 $114 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312140-66014
Sep 28, 2021 $120 WATA 9.0 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312139-69011
Sep 21, 2021 $120 WATA 9.4 A Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312138-68018
Sep 7, 2021 $114 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312136-66025
Aug 17, 2021 $168 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312133-68025
Aug 17, 2021 $120 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312133-68026
Aug 3, 2021 $132 WATA 9.0 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312131-66040
Jul 20, 2021 $132 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312129-68020
May 18, 2021 $144 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312120-68013
Apr 27, 2021 $156 WATA 8.5 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312117-69017
Apr 13, 2021 $408 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312115-67014
Mar 9, 2021 $144 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 312110-67015
Mar 1, 2021 $180 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 122109-12057
Feb 22, 2021 $720 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 122108-18031
Jan 25, 2021 $120 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 122104-17922
Dec 21, 2020 $180 WATA 9.0 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 122051-16054
Dec 14, 2020 $228 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 122050-13858
Dec 7, 2020 $288 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 122049-11685
Oct 12, 2020 $180 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 122041-13769
Sep 13, 2020 $1,440 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 7234-97033
Sep 7, 2020 $504 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed 1989 Red Box Lot 122036-11806
Aug 24, 2020 $360 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 122034-17779

Listings

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

Road Runner is one of the more heavily-graded Atari 2600 titles, with 109 PSA-graded copies on record (109 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 ($64 vs $19). 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 Road Runner Atari 2600 worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (109) outweighs CIB and loose for Road Runner, 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 Road Runner?

PSA tracks 109 graded sealed copies of Road Runner 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 Road Runner?

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 Road Runner?

PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Road Runner 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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