Venture (Atari 2600): PSA Pop Report & Prices
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PSA has graded 49 Venture Atari 2600 copies on record — 49 sealed. PSA tracks 6 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Venture on Atari 2600 — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.
Quick Facts
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Title: Venture
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Console: Atari 2600
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Variants tracked by PSA: 6
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Total PSA-graded copies: 49 (Loose: 0 · CIB: 0 · Sealed: 49)
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PriceCharting market data: available
Variant Comparison
PSA recognizes 6 distinct production variants of Venture, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.
| Variant | Loose Pop | CIB Pop | Sealed Pop | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation | — | — | 35 | 35 |
| Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, 1987 | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, 1988 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
| Printed in Taiwan, Atari Corporation | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Printed in USA, Coleco Release - Text Above Joystick | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Printed in USA, Coleco Release - Text Above Joystick Removed | — | — | 2 | 2 |
PSA Pop by Condition
PSA tracks Venture 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 6 variants PSA recognizes for this title.
Loose Cartridge
PSA hasn’t graded any loose copies of Venture for Atari 2600 yet.
Complete in Box (CIB)
PSA hasn’t graded any cib copies of Venture for Atari 2600 yet.
Factory Sealed
Total graded: 49
Sealed summary by variant:
| Variant | Total Pop | Top Numeric Grade | Best Seal Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation | 35 | 9.6 | A++ |
| Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, 1987 | 4 | 9.4 | A+ |
| Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, 1988 | 6 | 9.6 | A++ |
| Printed in Taiwan, Atari Corporation | 1 | <6.5 | A+ |
| Printed in USA, Coleco Release - Text Above Joystick | 1 | 6.5 | NS |
| Printed in USA, Coleco Release - Text Above Joystick Removed | 2 | 7.0 | NS |
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 | NS | Total |
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| 9.6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 12 |
| 9.4 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 9.2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
| 8.5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 |
| 8.0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 7.5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 7.0 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| <6.5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 17 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 49 |
Per-variant grade × seal matrices
Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.
Made/Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation (35 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.6 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 9 |
| 9.4 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 7 |
| 9.2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
| 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 |
| 8.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8.0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 7.5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 7.0 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| <6.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 35 |
Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, 1987 (4 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.4 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 9.4 | 3 | 3 |
| 8.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 |
Printed in Hong Kong, Atari Corporation, 1988 (6 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.6 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 8.5 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 8.0 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 4 | 6 |
Printed in Taiwan, Atari Corporation (1 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: <6.5 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | Total |
|---|---|---|
| <6.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 |
Printed in USA, Coleco Release - Text Above Joystick (1 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 6.5 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | NS | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 |
Printed in USA, Coleco Release - Text Above Joystick Removed (2 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 7.0 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | NS | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | 1 | 1 |
| <6.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 |
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: $8.77
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Complete in Box (CIB): $15
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Sealed: $23
All 6 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 Venture 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 | CGC 9.0 | Last sale $74 | Jun 10, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | CGC 9.6 | Last sale $74 | Apr 8, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (1988 Red Box) | WATA 9.0 A++ | 2 comps, wide spread $84-$192 | Apr 20, 2021 | 2 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 8.5 A++ | Last sale $162 | Aug 3, 2020 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.2 A+ | Last sale $162 | Jul 6, 2020 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (1988 Red Box) | WATA 9.6 A++ | Median $135 | Aug 31, 2021 | 4 |
| Factory sealed (1988 Red Box) | WATA 8.0 A++ | Last sale $132 | Sep 14, 2020 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (1988 Red Box) | WATA 9.6 A+ | $99-$114 range | Dec 27, 2022 | 2 |
| Factory sealed (1988 Red Box) | WATA 9.4 A++ | Median $114 | Jul 20, 2021 | 3 |
| Factory sealed (1987 Red Box) | WATA 9.6 A+ | Last sale $109 | Nov 29, 2022 | 1 |
| New / no seal | WATA 6.5 NS | Last sale $109 | Nov 30, 2020 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.4 A+ | $104-$104 range | Dec 7, 2020 | 2 |
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 33 Heritage sale records
| Date | Sold For | Grader / Grade | Format | Variant Notes | Source |
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| Jun 10, 2025 | $74 | CGC 9.0 | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312523-67014 |
| Apr 8, 2025 | $74 | CGC 9.6 | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312514-67005 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | $71 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box Later Production | Lot 312317-69015 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | $69 | WATA 9.2 A+ | Factory sealed | Original Publisher | Lot 312311-67013 |
| Jan 17, 2023 | $67 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 312303-68007 |
| Dec 27, 2022 | $99 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 312252-69019 |
| Nov 29, 2022 | $109 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | 1987 Red Box | Lot 312248-70015 |
| Sep 15, 2022 | $75 | WATA 7.0 NS | New / no seal | — | Lot 44161-80070 |
| Aug 30, 2022 | $99 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | 1987 Red Box | Lot 312235-70021 |
| Aug 23, 2022 | $114 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 312234-69014 |
| May 3, 2022 | $89 | WATA 9.2 A+ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 312218-66025 |
| Mar 22, 2022 | $94 | WATA 9.0 A+ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 312212-69019 |
| Aug 31, 2021 | $120 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 312135-70019 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | $120 | WATA 9.4 A++ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 312129-68024 |
| May 25, 2021 | $67 | WATA 9.4 A++ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 312121-69020 |
| May 4, 2021 | $35 | WATA 5.5 NS | New / no seal | — | Lot 312118-66028 |
| Apr 20, 2021 | $192 | WATA 9.0 A++ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 312116-68021 |
| Mar 30, 2021 | $114 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 312113-70021 |
| Mar 16, 2021 | $84 | WATA 9.0 A++ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 312111-68027 |
| Mar 1, 2021 | $99 | WATA 9.2 A++ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 122109-12066 |
| Feb 15, 2021 | $53 | WATA 7.0 A++ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 122107-16014 |
| Feb 1, 2021 | $114 | WATA 9.4 A++ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 122105-12023 |
| Jan 18, 2021 | $74 | WATA 9.0 A | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 122103-15883 |
| Jan 4, 2021 | $65 | WATA 7.5 A++ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 122101-11683 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | $49 | WATA 8.0 A+ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 122050-13869 |
| Dec 7, 2020 | $104 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 122049-11696 |
| Nov 30, 2020 | $109 | WATA 6.5 NS | New / no seal | — | Lot 122048-19643 |
| Nov 2, 2020 | $150 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 122044-11896 |
| Oct 26, 2020 | $240 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 122043-17997 |
| Sep 14, 2020 | $132 | WATA 8.0 A++ | Factory sealed | 1988 Red Box | Lot 122037-13839 |
| Sep 7, 2020 | $104 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 122036-11817 |
| Aug 3, 2020 | $162 | WATA 8.5 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 122031-11712 |
| Jul 6, 2020 | $162 | WATA 9.2 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 122027-11733 |
Listings
Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Venture 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 Venture Matters for Grading
With 49 PSA-graded copies on record, Venture 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. Because PSA tracks 6 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 Venture Atari 2600 worth grading?
Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (49) outweighs CIB and loose for Venture, 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 Venture?
PSA tracks 49 graded sealed copies of Venture 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 Venture?
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 Venture?
PSA recognizes 6 distinct production variants of Venture 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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