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Baseball (Game Boy): PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-06-12 · Updated 2026-06-12 · by Jason Trogdon
Retro Video Games 12 min read

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PSA has graded 32 Baseball Game Boy copies on record — 6 CIB, 26 sealed. PSA tracks 4 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $300 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Baseball on Game Boy — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $9.51
CIB
POP 6
Market: $40
Sealed
POP 26
Market: $300

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 4 distinct production variants of Baseball, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Made in Japan, Green Screenshots 5 4 9
Made in Japan, Green Screenshots - “USA and Canada” Text 1 4 5
Made in Japan, Yellow Screenshots - “USA and Canada” Text 11 11
Made in Japan, Yellow Screenshots - “USA, Canada and Mexico” Text 7 7

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Baseball 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 4 variants PSA recognizes for this title.

Loose Cartridge

PSA hasn’t graded any loose copies of Baseball for Game Boy yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 6

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in Japan, Green Screenshots 5 9.2: 1 · 8.5: 1 · 8.0: 1 · 7.5: 2
Made in Japan, Green Screenshots - “USA and Canada” Text 1 8.5: 1

PSA has not graded the following variants in this condition: Made in Japan, Yellow Screenshots - “USA and Canada” Text · Made in Japan, Yellow Screenshots - “USA, Canada and Mexico” Text.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 26

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan, Green Screenshots 4 9.6 A+
Made in Japan, Green Screenshots - “USA and Canada” Text 4 9.6 A+
Made in Japan, Yellow Screenshots - “USA and Canada” Text 11 9.8 A+
Made in Japan, Yellow Screenshots - “USA, Canada and Mexico” Text 7 9.6 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 1 1
9.6 5 1 6
9.4 1 1 2
9.2 1 3 2 6
9.0 2 1 3
8.5 1 2 3
8.0 2 1 3
7.5 1 1
7.0 1 1
Total 1 16 7 2 26

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

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

Made in Japan, Green Screenshots (4 sealed pop)

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

Grade A+ A Total
9.6 1 1
8.5 2 2
8.0 1 1
Total 1 3 4
Made in Japan, Green Screenshots - "USA and Canada" Text (4 sealed pop)

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

Grade A+ Total
9.6 1 1
9.4 1 1
9.2 1 1
8.5 1 1
Total 4 4
Made in Japan, Yellow Screenshots - "USA and Canada" Text (11 sealed pop)

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

Grade A+ A B+ Total
9.8 1 1
9.6 1 1
9.4 1 1
9.2 2 1 3
9.0 1 1
8.0 2 2
7.5 1 1
7.0 1 1
Total 7 2 2 11
Made in Japan, Yellow Screenshots - "USA, Canada and Mexico" Text (7 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ A Total
9.6 2 1 3
9.2 1 1 2
9.0 2 2
Total 1 4 2 7

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 4 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 Baseball on Game Boy. 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 (Yellow Screenshots USA Canada and Mexico Text Later Production) WATA 9.6 A+ $688-$1,000 range Oct 30, 2025 2
Factory sealed (Yellow Screenshots USA Canada and Mexico Text Later Production) CGC 9.2 A+ Last sale $500 Sep 17, 2024 1
Factory sealed (Yellow Screenshots Large Warranty No Mexico Mid Production) WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $3,600 Oct 29, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Green Screenshots Small Warranty Early Production) WATA 8.0 A Last sale $1,980 Aug 7, 2022 1
Factory sealed (Yellow Screenshots Large Warranty No Mexico Mid Production) WATA 8.0 A+ Last sale $600 Jan 18, 2022 1
CIB (Green Screenshots Early Production) CGC 8.5 Last sale $408 Feb 14, 2023 1
CIB (Green Screenshots Small Warranty) WATA 7.5 Last sale $312 Jul 5, 2022 1

Sale records:

View all 8 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Oct 30, 2025 $688 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Yellow Screenshots USA Canada and Mexico Text Later Production Lot 44331-80089
Sep 17, 2024 $500 CGC 9.2 A+ Factory sealed Yellow Screenshots USA Canada and Mexico Text Later Production Lot 312438-68018
May 25, 2024 $1,000 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Yellow Screenshots USA Canada and Mexico Text Later Production Lot 7372-28199
Feb 14, 2023 $408 CGC 8.5 CIB Green Screenshots Early Production Lot 312307-67068
Aug 7, 2022 $1,980 WATA 8.0 A Factory sealed Green Screenshots Small Warranty Early Production Lot 7288-29169
Jul 5, 2022 $312 WATA 7.5 CIB Green Screenshots Small Warranty Lot 312227-66049
Jan 18, 2022 $600 WATA 8.0 A+ Factory sealed Yellow Screenshots Large Warranty No Mexico Mid Production Lot 312203-68056
Oct 29, 2021 $3,600 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Yellow Screenshots Large Warranty No Mexico Mid Production Lot 7263-28123

Listings

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

Why Baseball Matters for Grading

With 32 PSA-graded copies on record, Baseball sits in the mid-rarity tier for Game Boy — graded copies surface periodically on eBay but command meaningful premiums over raw. The sealed condition dominates submissions (26 of 32, ~81%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. The sealed-to-loose price ratio is roughly 31× — sealed copies trade at $300 while loose carts move around $9.51. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees. Because PSA tracks 4 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 Baseball Game Boy worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (26) outweighs CIB and loose for Baseball, 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 Baseball?

PSA tracks 26 graded sealed copies of Baseball for Game Boy. 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 Baseball?

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 Baseball?

PSA recognizes 4 distinct production variants of Baseball on Game Boy. 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.

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Jason has been collecting cards since 1999 and retro video games since 2008. Based in the Southeast US. What The Slab cites real eBay sold comps, PriceCharting data, and PSA pop reports — no guesswork. Read more →