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Sky Skipper (Atari 2600): PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-10-22 · Updated 2026-10-26 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 36 Sky Skipper Atari 2600 copies on record — 36 sealed. Sealed copies trade in the $104 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Sky Skipper on Atari 2600 — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $10
CIB
POP 0
Market: $38
Sealed
POP 36
Market: $104

Quick Facts

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Sky Skipper 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 Sky Skipper for Atari 2600 yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

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

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 36

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in USA 36 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+ B+ Total
9.8 21 3 1 25
9.6 4 3 — 7
9.4 2 1 — 3
9.2 1 — — 1
Total 28 7 1 36

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 Sky Skipper 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 9.8 A++ Last sale $200 Jan 21, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Atari) WATA 9.8 A++ Last sale $312 May 3, 2020 1
Factory sealed (1983 Silver Box) WATA 9.8 A++ $216-$288 range Sep 7, 2021 2
Factory sealed WATA 9.8 A++ Median $240 Dec 21, 2023 11
Factory sealed WATA 9.6 A++ 2 comps, wide spread $109-$240 May 18, 2021 2
Factory sealed (1983 Silver Box) WATA 9.6 A++ $138-$204 range Apr 6, 2021 2
Factory sealed WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $169 Aug 15, 2023 1
Factory sealed (1983 Silver Box) WATA 9.8 B+ Last sale $132 Jun 15, 2021 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.4 A+ $99-$109 range Aug 10, 2021 2

Sale records:

View all 23 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Jan 21, 2025 $200 CGC 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 312503-68004
Dec 21, 2023 $139 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 44226-80054
Sep 12, 2023 $240 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 312337-67015
Aug 29, 2023 $240 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 312335-70007
Aug 15, 2023 $169 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 312333-68005
Aug 8, 2023 $384 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 312332-67005
Aug 1, 2023 $456 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 312331-66007
Sep 7, 2021 $216 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 312136-66028
Aug 10, 2021 $99 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 312132-67015
Jul 20, 2021 $288 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 312129-68022
Jun 15, 2021 $132 WATA 9.8 B+ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 312124-68016
May 18, 2021 $109 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 312120-68015
May 4, 2021 $156 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 312118-66023
Apr 20, 2021 $156 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 312116-68015
Apr 6, 2021 $138 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 312114-66015
Mar 23, 2021 $264 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 312112-69015
Jan 11, 2021 $204 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed 1983 Silver Box Lot 122102-13746
Dec 7, 2020 $240 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 122049-11686
Nov 16, 2020 $409 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 122046-15795
Oct 19, 2020 $372 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 122042-15811
Sep 7, 2020 $109 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed — Lot 122036-11809
Aug 31, 2020 $180 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 122035-19746
May 3, 2020 $312 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Atari Lot 7229-97029

Listings

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

With 36 PSA-graded copies on record, Sky Skipper 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. The sealed-to-loose price ratio is roughly 10× — sealed copies trade at $104 while loose carts move around $10. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Sky Skipper Atari 2600 worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (36) outweighs CIB and loose for Sky Skipper, 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 Sky Skipper?

PSA tracks 36 graded sealed copies of Sky Skipper 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 Sky Skipper?

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 Sky Skipper?

PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for Sky Skipper 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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