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Adventures of Dino Riki Nintendo NES: PSA Pop Report + Loose / CIB / Sealed Prices

Published 2026-05-29 · Updated 2026-05-31 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 22 Adventures of Dino Riki Nintendo NES copies on record — 1 CIB, 21 sealed. Sealed copies trade in the $213 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Adventures of Dino Riki on Nintendo NES — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $13
CIB
POP 1
Market: $40
Sealed
POP 21
Market: $213

Quick Facts

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Adventures of Dino Riki 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 Adventures of Dino Riki for Nintendo NES yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 1

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in Japan 1 8.0: 1

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 21

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan 21 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 1 1 2
9.4 3 3 1 7
9.2 2 2
9.0 2 1 1 4
8.5 1 1
8.0 1 1
7.0 1 1
Total 1 6 11 1 2 21

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 Adventures of Dino Riki on Nintendo NES. 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 (Oval Soq Tm) CGC 9.4 A+ Last sale $212 Apr 1, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.6 A Last sale $1,500 Nov 22, 2020 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm the Plattsburgh Collection) WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $780 Sep 29, 2022 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.4 A+ $336-$660 range Jun 15, 2021 2
Factory sealed WATA 9.4 A+ Last sale $504 Jul 12, 2020 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.4 A Last sale $348 Jan 4, 2022 1
Factory sealed VGA 85+ Last sale $336 Aug 2, 2022 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.0 B+ Last sale $240 Aug 3, 2020 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.2 A Last sale $216 Apr 18, 2023 1
Factory sealed (Made in Japan the Plattsburgh Collection) WATA 9.0 A Last sale $192 Jan 17, 2023 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 8.5 A Last sale $139 Jan 3, 2023 1
Qualified / no seal (Oval Soq Tm) VGA 90 Last sale $74 Nov 26, 2024 1

Sale records:

View all 13 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Apr 1, 2025 $212 CGC 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312513-66017
Nov 26, 2024 $74 VGA 90 Qualified / no seal Oval Soq Tm Lot 312448-69010
Apr 18, 2023 $216 WATA 9.2 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312316-68009
Jan 17, 2023 $192 WATA 9.0 A Factory sealed Made in Japan the Plattsburgh Collection Lot 312303-68015
Jan 3, 2023 $139 WATA 8.5 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312301-66011
Sep 29, 2022 $780 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm the Plattsburgh Collection Lot 44172-80004
Aug 2, 2022 $336 VGA 85+ Factory sealed Lot 312231-66004
Jan 4, 2022 $348 WATA 9.4 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312201-66005
Jun 15, 2021 $336 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312124-68024
Jan 17, 2021 $660 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 7239-97022
Nov 22, 2020 $1,500 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 7236-97069
Aug 3, 2020 $240 WATA 9.0 B+ Factory sealed Lot 122031-11715
Jul 12, 2020 $504 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Lot 7231-97030

Listings

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

Why Adventures of Dino Riki Matters for Grading

With 22 PSA-graded copies on record, Adventures of Dino Riki sits in the mid-rarity tier for Nintendo NES — graded copies surface periodically on eBay but command meaningful premiums over raw. The sealed condition dominates submissions (21 of 22, ~95%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. The sealed-to-loose price ratio is roughly 16× — sealed copies trade at $213 while loose carts move around $13. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Adventures of Dino Riki Nintendo NES worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (21) outweighs CIB and loose for Adventures of Dino Riki, 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 Adventures of Dino Riki?

PSA tracks 21 graded sealed copies of Adventures of Dino Riki for Nintendo NES. 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 Adventures of Dino Riki?

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 Adventures of Dino Riki?

PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for Adventures of Dino Riki on Nintendo NES. 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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