NBA Jam Tournament Edition (Genesis): PSA Pop Report & Prices
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PSA has graded 106 NBA Jam Tournament Edition Sega Genesis copies on record — 2 CIB, 104 sealed. PSA tracks 2 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $108 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for NBA Jam Tournament Edition on Sega Genesis — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.
Quick Facts
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Title: NBA Jam Tournament Edition
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Console: Sega Genesis
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Variants tracked by PSA: 2
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Total PSA-graded copies: 106 (Loose: 0 · CIB: 2 · Sealed: 104)
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PriceCharting market data: available
Variant Comparison
PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of NBA Jam Tournament Edition, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.
| Variant | Loose Pop | CIB Pop | Sealed Pop | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembled in Mexico | — | 2 | 101 | 103 |
| Assembled in Mexico, Target Exclusive | — | — | 3 | 3 |
PSA Pop by Condition
PSA tracks NBA Jam Tournament Edition 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 NBA Jam Tournament Edition for Sega Genesis yet.
Complete in Box (CIB)
Total graded: 2
| Variant | Pop | Grade Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| Assembled in Mexico | 2 | 9.4: 1 · 9.2: 1 |
PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: Assembled in Mexico, Target Exclusive.
Factory Sealed
Total graded: 104
Sealed summary by variant:
| Variant | Total Pop | Top Numeric Grade | Best Seal Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembled in Mexico | 101 | 9.8 | A++ |
| Assembled in Mexico, Target Exclusive | 3 | 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+ | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 22 |
| 9.6 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 3 | — | 50 |
| 9.4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 17 |
| 9.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 9.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 8.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| 8.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 6.5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| <6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 42 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 104 |
Per-variant grade × seal matrices
Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.
Assembled in Mexico (101 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 22 |
| 9.6 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 3 | — | 48 |
| 9.4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 17 |
| 9.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 9.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 8.5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| 8.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 6.5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| <6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 42 | 31 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 101 |
Assembled in Mexico, Target Exclusive (3 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | A | Total |
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| 9.6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8.5 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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).
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Loose cartridge: $11
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Complete in Box (CIB): $20
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Sealed: $108
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 NBA Jam Tournament Edition 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 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 |
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| Factory sealed | WATA 9.6 A++ | Median $512 | May 19, 2026 | 8 |
| Factory sealed | CGC 9.9 A++ | Last sale $450 | Mar 24, 2026 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | PSA 9.6 A++ | Last sale $325 | Oct 6, 2026 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.8 A | Median $264 | May 24, 2025 | 3 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.6 A+ | Median $240 | Jun 24, 2025 | 3 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.6 B+ | Last sale $109 | Jul 8, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Target Exclusive With Poster) | WATA 9.6 A+ | Last sale $1,062 | Aug 24, 2024 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.4+ A | Last sale $1,020 | Nov 23, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | VGA 95 | Last sale $781 | Apr 4, 2024 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 8.5 A++ | Last sale $432 | May 3, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.2 B+ | Last sale $300 | Aug 16, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | CGC 9.6 A | Last sale $264 | Sep 12, 2023 | 1 |
Showing the top 12 auction sale signals; the sale-record table below includes every auction auction sale used on this page.
Sale records:
View all 25 auction sale records
| Date | Sold For | Grader / Grade | Format | Variant Notes | Source |
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| Oct 6, 2026 | $325 | PSA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312640-66080 |
| May 19, 2026 | $575 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312620-68041 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | $450 | CGC 9.9 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312612-69034 |
| Dec 5, 2025 | $70 | WATA 9.2 | CIB | Signed By Tim Kitzrow | Goldin lot 202510-1720-2820-b34501d6-f0c1-4158-91b3-13bb67347656 |
| Sep 16, 2025 | $175 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312537-68064 |
| Jul 8, 2025 | $109 | WATA 9.6 B+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312527-67077 |
| Jun 24, 2025 | $129 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312525-69059 |
| May 24, 2025 | $400 | WATA 9.8 A | Factory sealed | — | Lot 7415-28320 |
| Oct 10, 2024 | $450 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 44269-79069 |
| Aug 24, 2024 | $1,062 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Target Exclusive With Poster | Lot 7378-28218 |
| May 28, 2024 | $150 | CGC 9.4 B+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312422-69055 |
| Apr 4, 2024 | $781 | VGA 95 | Factory sealed | — | Lot 44241-80022 |
| Sep 12, 2023 | $264 | CGC 9.6 A | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312337-67070 |
| Mar 21, 2023 | $264 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312312-68140 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | $228 | WATA 9.8 A | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312305-70113 |
| Jan 10, 2023 | $264 | WATA 9.8 A | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312302-67125 |
| Dec 27, 2022 | $252 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312252-69142 |
| Nov 22, 2022 | $240 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312247-69142 |
| Oct 18, 2022 | $360 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312242-68114 |
| Aug 16, 2022 | $300 | WATA 9.2 B+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312233-68135 |
| May 17, 2022 | $576 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312220-68074 |
| May 3, 2022 | $432 | WATA 8.5 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312218-66083 |
| Jan 25, 2022 | $900 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312204-69082 |
| Dec 7, 2021 | $1,020 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312149-66061 |
| Nov 23, 2021 | $1,020 | WATA 9.4+ A | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312147-69053 |
Listings
Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to NBA Jam Tournament Edition 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 NBA Jam Tournament Edition Matters for Grading
NBA Jam Tournament Edition is one of the more heavily-graded Sega Genesis titles, with 106 PSA-graded copies on record (104 sealed, 2 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 (104 of 106, ~98%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. Sealed copies trade at roughly 9× the loose price ($108 vs $11). 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 NBA Jam Tournament Edition Sega Genesis worth grading?
Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (104) outweighs CIB and loose for NBA Jam Tournament Edition, 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 NBA Jam Tournament Edition?
PSA tracks 104 graded sealed copies of NBA Jam Tournament Edition 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 NBA Jam Tournament Edition?
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 NBA Jam Tournament Edition?
PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of NBA Jam Tournament Edition 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. 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. Rankings, medians and summaries are What The Slab analysis — How we get our numbers.
Related Resources
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Sega Genesis 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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