Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow (GBA) — PSA Pop Report & Prices
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PSA has graded 41 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Game Boy Advance copies on record — 4 CIB, 37 sealed. PSA tracks 4 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $319 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow on Game Boy Advance — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.
Quick Facts
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Title: Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow
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Console: Game Boy Advance
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Variants tracked by PSA: 4
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Total PSA-graded copies: 41 (Loose: 0 · CIB: 4 · Sealed: 37)
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PriceCharting market data: available
Variant Comparison
PSA recognizes 4 distinct production variants of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently. The variants this game discriminates on: ESRB-rating retrofit packaging.
| Variant | Loose Pop | CIB Pop | Sealed Pop | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan, “Mild Violence” Rating | — | 2 | 22 | 24 |
| Made in Japan, “Violence” Rating Printed | — | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| Made in Japan, “Violence” Rating Sticker | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Uncategorized Legacy Variant | — | 1 | — | 1 |
PSA Pop by Condition
PSA tracks Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow 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 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow for Game Boy Advance yet.
Complete in Box (CIB)
Total graded: 4
| Variant | Pop | Grade Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan, “Mild Violence” Rating | 2 | 9.4: 1 · 8.5: 1 |
| Made in Japan, “Violence” Rating Printed | 1 | 9.2: 1 |
| Uncategorized Legacy Variant | 1 | 9.0: 1 |
PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: Made in Japan, “Violence” Rating Sticker.
Factory Sealed
Total graded: 37
Sealed summary by variant:
| Variant | Total Pop | Top Numeric Grade | Best Seal Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan, “Mild Violence” Rating | 22 | 9.8 | A++ |
| Made in Japan, “Violence” Rating Printed | 14 | 9.8 | A++ |
| Made in Japan, “Violence” Rating Sticker | 1 | 9.4 | 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 |
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| 9.8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 9.6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 12 |
| 9.4 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 9 |
| 9.2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| 9.0 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 8.5 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 |
| 8.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 10 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 37 |
Per-variant grade × seal matrices
Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.
Made in Japan, "Mild Violence" Rating (22 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 9.6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 9.4 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
| 9.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.0 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 8.5 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 8.0 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 11 | 3 | 22 |
Made in Japan, "Violence" Rating Printed (14 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 9.4 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 |
| 9.2 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| 9.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8.5 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 |
| 8.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 14 |
Made in Japan, "Violence" Rating Sticker (1 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.4 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | Total |
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| 9.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 |
PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: Uncategorized Legacy Variant.
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).
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Loose cartridge: $80
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Complete in Box (CIB): $212
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Sealed: $319
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 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow on Game Boy Advance. 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 | VGA 95 | Median $3,120 | Jul 10, 2025 | 3 |
| Factory sealed (Violence Rating Printed) | CGC 9.4 A++ | Last sale $656 | Jun 10, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Mild Violence Rating) | PSA 9.4 A++ | Last sale $500 | Sep 10, 2026 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | CGC 9.4 A | Last sale $350 | Jun 3, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.6 A++ | Last sale $960 | Jan 12, 2023 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | VGA 90+ | Last sale $900 | Mar 9, 2023 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.6 A+ | Last sale $780 | Aug 24, 2023 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.4 A+ | Last sale $528 | Nov 29, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Mild Violence Rating) | WATA 9.6 A+ | Last sale $525 | Sep 10, 2024 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | VGA 85+ | Last sale $525 | Jun 11, 2024 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 8.5 A+ | Last sale $456 | May 19, 2022 | 1 |
Sale records:
View all 13 Heritage sale records
| Date | Sold For | Grader / Grade | Format | Variant Notes | Source |
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| Sep 10, 2026 | $500 | PSA 9.4 A++ | Factory sealed | Mild Violence Rating | Lot 44349-80003 |
| Jul 10, 2025 | $2,750 | VGA 95 | Factory sealed | — | Lot 44316-79002 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | $656 | CGC 9.4 A++ | Factory sealed | Violence Rating Printed | Lot 312523-67059 |
| Jun 3, 2025 | $350 | CGC 9.4 A | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312522-66030 |
| Sep 10, 2024 | $525 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Mild Violence Rating | Lot 312437-67025 |
| Jun 11, 2024 | $525 | VGA 85+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312424-67037 |
| Nov 9, 2023 | $3,120 | VGA 95 | Factory sealed | — | Lot 44220-80023 |
| Aug 24, 2023 | $780 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 44209-79141 |
| Jul 6, 2023 | $4,800 | VGA 95 | Factory sealed | — | Lot 44202-80002 |
| Mar 9, 2023 | $900 | VGA 90+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 44185-79002 |
| Jan 12, 2023 | $960 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 44177-79001 |
| Nov 29, 2022 | $528 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312248-70111 |
| May 19, 2022 | $456 | WATA 8.5 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 41164-80003 |
Listings
Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow on Game Boy Advance. “Sold” pulls completed/sold listings (use this for price research). “Listings” pulls current active listings (use this to find a copy to buy).
Why Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Matters for Grading
With 41 PSA-graded copies on record, Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow sits in the mid-rarity tier for Game Boy Advance — graded copies surface periodically on eBay but command meaningful premiums over raw. The sealed condition dominates submissions (37 of 41, ~90%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. Sealed copies trade at roughly 3× the loose price ($319 vs $80). Solid spread for grading speculation if you can source a clean sealed cart. 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 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow Game Boy Advance worth grading?
Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (37) outweighs CIB and loose for Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow, 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 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow?
PSA tracks 37 graded sealed copies of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow for Game Boy Advance. 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 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow?
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 Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow?
PSA recognizes 4 distinct production variants of Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow on Game Boy Advance. 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.
Related Resources
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Game Boy Advance 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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