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Castlevania: Bloodlines (Genesis) — PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-10-22 · Updated 2026-10-26 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 59 Castlevania: Bloodlines Sega Genesis copies on record — 6 CIB, 53 sealed. PSA tracks 3 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $290 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Castlevania: Bloodlines on Sega Genesis — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $70
CIB
POP 6
Market: $190
Sealed
POP 53
Market: $290

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 3 distinct production variants of Castlevania: Bloodlines, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Tray Box — 1 30 31
Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Tuck Box — — 15 15
Made in Japan — 5 8 13

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Castlevania: Bloodlines 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 3 variants PSA recognizes for this title.

Loose Cartridge

PSA hasn’t graded any loose copies of Castlevania: Bloodlines for Sega Genesis yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 6

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Tray Box 1 9.2: 1
Made in Japan 5 9.6: 1 · 9.4: 1 · 9.2: 1 · 9.0: 1 · 7.5: 1

PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Tuck Box.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 53

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Tray Box 30 9.6 A++
Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Tuck Box 15 9.4 A+
Made in Japan 8 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+ B Total
9.8 — 1 2 — — 3
9.6 2 3 1 1 — 7
9.4 2 7 — 2 — 11
9.2 2 4 1 1 — 8
9.0 1 3 1 — — 5
8.5 — 3 1 — — 4
8.0 — 3 — 1 — 4
7.5 — 3 2 2 1 8
7.0 — — 1 — — 1
<6.5 — — — 1 1 2
Total 7 27 9 8 2 53

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

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

Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Tray Box (30 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ A B+ B Total
9.6 2 3 — — — 5
9.4 2 5 — — — 7
9.2 2 4 1 1 — 8
9.0 1 — 1 — — 2
8.5 — 2 — — — 2
8.0 — 2 — — — 2
7.5 — — 1 1 1 3
<6.5 — — — — 1 1
Total 7 16 3 2 2 30
Assembled in Mexico, Distributed by Majesco - Tuck Box (15 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.4 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A+ A B+ Total
9.4 2 — — 2
9.0 3 — — 3
8.5 1 1 — 2
8.0 1 — 1 2
7.5 2 1 1 4
7.0 — 1 — 1
<6.5 — — 1 1
Total 9 3 3 15
Made in Japan (8 sealed pop)

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

Grade A+ A B+ Total
9.8 1 2 — 3
9.6 — 1 1 2
9.4 — — 2 2
7.5 1 — — 1
Total 2 3 3 8

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).

All 3 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: Bloodlines on Sega Genesis. 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 (Clamshell Early Production) WATA 9.6 B+ Last sale $1,375 Apr 3, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Clamshell Early Production) CGC 9.8 B+ Last sale $1,125 Sep 18, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Clamshell Early Production) VGA 85 Last sale $1,075 Sep 18, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Assembled in Mexico Cardboard Later Production) CGC 9.6 A+ Last sale $719 Jul 15, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Assembled in Mexico Cardboard Later Production) CGC 9.4 A++ Last sale $625 Apr 3, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Assembled in Mexico Cardboard Later Production) CGC 8.5 A+ Last sale $275 Jun 17, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Assembled in Mexico Cardboard Later Production) CGC 7.5 A++ Last sale $144 Jun 24, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Clamshell First Production) WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $8,400 Apr 22, 2023 1
Factory sealed (Clamshell Early Production) CGC 9.6 A++ Last sale $6,562 Oct 10, 2024 1
Factory sealed (Cardboard Slide Later Production) WATA 9.4 A+ Last sale $960 Oct 31, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Cardboard Later Production) CGC 9.4 A+ Last sale $938 Jul 23, 2024 1
Factory sealed (Cardboard Slide Later Production) WATA 9.2 A+ Last sale $540 Jan 11, 2022 1

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 13 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Sep 18, 2025 $1,125 CGC 9.8 B+ Factory sealed Clamshell Early Production Lot 44325-79008
Sep 18, 2025 $1,075 VGA 85 Factory sealed Clamshell Early Production Lot 44325-79009
Jul 15, 2025 $719 CGC 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Assembled in Mexico Cardboard Later Production Lot 312528-68066
Jun 24, 2025 $144 CGC 7.5 A++ Factory sealed Assembled in Mexico Cardboard Later Production Lot 312525-69056
Jun 17, 2025 $275 CGC 8.5 A+ Factory sealed Assembled in Mexico Cardboard Later Production Lot 312524-68073
Apr 3, 2025 $1,375 WATA 9.6 B+ Factory sealed Clamshell Early Production Lot 44302-80017
Apr 3, 2025 $625 CGC 9.4 A++ Factory sealed Assembled in Mexico Cardboard Later Production Lot 44302-80018
Oct 10, 2024 $6,562 CGC 9.6 A++ Factory sealed Clamshell Early Production Lot 44269-79039
Jul 23, 2024 $938 CGC 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Cardboard Later Production Lot 312430-69056
Apr 22, 2023 $8,400 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Clamshell First Production Lot 7307-28137
Nov 22, 2022 $336 WATA 9.0 A+ Factory sealed Cardboard Slide Later Production Lot 312247-69134
Jan 11, 2022 $540 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed Cardboard Slide Later Production Lot 312202-67054
Oct 31, 2021 $960 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Cardboard Slide Later Production Lot 7263-29258

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Castlevania: Bloodlines on Sega Genesis. “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: Bloodlines Matters for Grading

Castlevania: Bloodlines is one of the more heavily-graded Sega Genesis titles, with 59 PSA-graded copies on record (53 sealed, 6 CIB). Strong submission volume signals collector demand — and grade premiums are the market’s vote on which copies are scarce. The sealed condition dominates submissions (53 of 59, ~89%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. Sealed copies trade at roughly 4× the loose price ($290 vs $70). Solid spread for grading speculation if you can source a clean sealed cart. Because PSA tracks 3 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: Bloodlines Sega Genesis worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (53) outweighs CIB and loose for Castlevania: Bloodlines, 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: Bloodlines?

PSA tracks 53 graded sealed copies of Castlevania: Bloodlines for Sega Genesis. 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: Bloodlines?

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: Bloodlines?

PSA recognizes 3 distinct production variants of Castlevania: Bloodlines on Sega Genesis. 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.

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