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A Bug's Life Nintendo 64: PSA Pop Report + Loose / CIB / Sealed Prices

Published 2026-05-20 · Updated 2026-05-21 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 20 A Bug’s Life Nintendo 64 copies on record — 1 CIB, 19 sealed. Sealed copies trade in the $131 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for A Bug’s Life on Nintendo 64 — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $12
CIB
POP 1
Market: $47
Sealed
POP 19
Market: $131

Quick Facts

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks A Bug’s Life 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 A Bug’s Life for Nintendo 64 yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 1

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in Japan 1 8.0: 1

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 19

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan 19 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 Total
9.8 1 1
9.6 3 1 4
9.4 2 1 3
9.2 1 1 2
9.0 2 2
8.5 1 1 1 3
8.0 1 1
7.5 2 2
7.0 1 1
Total 10 8 1 19

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).

Heritage Graded Sales

Heritage Auctions sold results below are real auction transactions for A Bug’s Life on Nintendo 64. 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 WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $388 May 21, 2024 1
Factory sealed VGA 85+ Last sale $350 Jul 22, 2025 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.8 A++ Last sale $1,020 Jul 6, 2021 1

Sale records:

Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Jul 22, 2025 $350 VGA 85+ Factory sealed Lot 312529-69021
May 21, 2024 $388 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Lot 312421-68007
Jul 6, 2021 $1,020 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 312127-66057

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to A Bug’s Life on Nintendo 64. “Sold” pulls completed/sold listings (use this for price research). “Listings” pulls current active listings (use this to find a copy to buy).

Why A Bug’s Life Matters for Grading

With 20 PSA-graded copies on record, A Bug’s Life sits in the mid-rarity tier for Nintendo 64 — graded copies surface periodically on eBay but command meaningful premiums over raw. The sealed condition dominates submissions (19 of 20, ~95%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. The sealed-to-loose price ratio is roughly 10× — sealed copies trade at $131 while loose carts move around $12. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is A Bug’s Life Nintendo 64 worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (19) outweighs CIB and loose for A Bug’s Life, 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 A Bug’s Life?

PSA tracks 19 graded sealed copies of A Bug’s Life for Nintendo 64. 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 A Bug’s Life?

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 A Bug’s Life?

PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for A Bug’s Life on Nintendo 64. 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. 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 →