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The Sims 2 (GameCube): PSA Pop Report & Prices

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PSA has graded 2 The Sims 2 GameCube copies on record — 2 sealed. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for The Sims 2 on GameCube — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Quick Facts

• Title: The Sims 2

• Console: GameCube

• Variants tracked by PSA: 1

• Total PSA-graded copies: 2 (Loose: 0 · CIB: 0 · Sealed: 2)

• PriceCharting market data: available

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks The Sims 2 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 The Sims 2 for GameCube yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

PSA hasn’t graded any cib copies of The Sims 2 for GameCube yet.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 2

Sealed summary by variant:

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).

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).

• Loose cartridge: $18

• Complete in Box (CIB): $25

• Sealed: $70

Goldin Graded Sales

Goldin sold results below are real auction transactions for The Sims 2 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 Goldin sale signals, sorted by format, recency, and realized-price signal. PSA production variants can price differently, so the sale records keep Goldin’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.

Sale records:

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to The Sims 2 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).

• Loose Cartridge: Sold · Listings

• Complete in Box (CIB): Sold · Listings

• Factory Sealed: Sold · Listings

Why The Sims 2 Matters for Grading

PSA has graded only 2 copies of The Sims 2 for GameCube across all conditions — a tiny population that puts collectors who own a graded copy in a roster of fewer than 7 known holders. 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 ($70 vs $18). Solid spread for grading speculation if you can source a clean sealed cart.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Sims 2 GameCube worth grading?

Strong yes for clean copies. With only 2 graded copies on record, The Sims 2 is squarely in the rare-population tier for GameCube — and PSA grading adds meaningful provenance on titles with this little supply. Grade-and-hold is the play; flipping mid-grade copies thins margins fast.

How rare is a graded sealed copy of The Sims 2?

PSA tracks 2 graded sealed copies of The Sims 2 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 The Sims 2?

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 The Sims 2?

PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for The Sims 2 on GameCube. 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. 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.

Related Resources

• GameCube Game Library (forthcoming) — every variant PSA tracks for this console.

• Retro Video Game Collecting — pillar with broader strategy, market dynamics, and grading economics.

More GameCube pop reports & prices:

• The Simpsons: Hit & Run

• The Sims

• The Urbz: Sims in the City

• TimeSplitters 2

• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker

• TMNT