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Sonic Adventure 2: Battle (GameCube) — PSA Pop & Prices

Published 2026-10-16 · Updated 2026-10-16 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 31 Sonic Adventure 2: Battle GameCube copies on record — 31 sealed. PSA tracks 2 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $212 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Sonic Adventure 2: Battle on GameCube — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $49
CIB
POP 0
Market: $73
Sealed
POP 31
Market: $212

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Made in USA — — 19 19
Made in USA, Player’s Choice — — 12 12

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Sonic Adventure 2: Battle 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 Sonic Adventure 2: Battle for GameCube yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

PSA hasn’t graded any cib copies of Sonic Adventure 2: Battle for GameCube yet.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 31

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in USA 19 9.8 A++
Made in USA, Player’s Choice 12 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+ Total
9.8 4 7 1 1 13
9.6 — 6 5 1 12
9.4 — 1 3 — 4
9.2 — 2 — — 2
Total 4 16 9 2 31

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

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

Made in USA (19 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ A B+ Total
9.8 4 5 1 1 11
9.6 — 3 4 1 8
Total 4 8 5 2 19
Made in USA, Player's Choice (12 sealed pop)

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

Grade A+ A Total
9.8 2 — 2
9.6 3 1 4
9.4 1 3 4
9.2 2 — 2
Total 8 4 12

Current Market Prices

All prices below are pulled directly from PriceCharting’s public catalog and refreshed each time this article regenerates (typically weekly). PriceCharting computes their values from active and recently-sold listings on eBay + their dealer network — 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 Sonic Adventure 2: Battle on GameCube. 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 VGA 90+ 2 comps, wide spread $1,938-$4,000 Jul 10, 2025 2
Factory sealed CGC 9.8 A++ Last sale $625 Feb 5, 2026 1
Factory sealed (Black Label, Oval Soq) VGA NM 80 Last sale $445 Feb 26, 2026 1
Factory sealed (Players Choice Later Production) WATA 9.6 A+ $300-$336 range Jan 7, 2025 2
Factory sealed (Value Version) CGC 9.6 A+ Last sale $89 Jan 13, 2026 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.6 A++ Last sale $1,920 Nov 17, 2022 1
Factory sealed (Players Choice) WATA 9.2 A+ Last sale $71 Dec 12, 2023 1

Sale records:

View all 9 auction sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Feb 26, 2026 $445 VGA NM 80 Factory sealed Black Label, Oval Soq Goldin lot 202509-1513-4631-6353fba7-aa4e-429a-bab2-082e34e3a23a
Feb 5, 2026 $625 CGC 9.8 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 44339-80104
Jan 13, 2026 $89 CGC 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Value Version Lot 312602-67028
Jul 10, 2025 $4,000 VGA 90+ Factory sealed — Lot 44316-79045
Jan 7, 2025 $300 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Players Choice Later Production Lot 312501-66050
Jun 6, 2024 $1,938 VGA 90+ Factory sealed — Lot 44255-79014
Dec 12, 2023 $71 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed Players Choice Lot 312350-67054
Apr 11, 2023 $336 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Players Choice Later Production Lot 312315-67071
Nov 17, 2022 $1,920 WATA 9.6 A++ Factory sealed — Lot 44170-80044

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Sonic Adventure 2: Battle on GameCube. “Sold” pulls completed/sold listings (use this for price research). “Listings” pulls current active listings (use this to find a copy to buy).

Why Sonic Adventure 2: Battle Matters for Grading

With 31 PSA-graded copies on record, Sonic Adventure 2: Battle sits in the mid-rarity tier for GameCube — 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. Sealed copies trade at roughly 4× the loose price ($212 vs $49). 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 Sonic Adventure 2: Battle GameCube worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (31) outweighs CIB and loose for Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, 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 Sonic Adventure 2: Battle?

PSA tracks 31 graded sealed copies of Sonic Adventure 2: Battle for GameCube. 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 Sonic Adventure 2: Battle?

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 Sonic Adventure 2: Battle?

PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Sonic Adventure 2: Battle on GameCube. 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.

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