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Airwolf 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 52 Airwolf Nintendo NES copies on record — 2 CIB, 50 sealed. Sealed copies trade in the $150 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Airwolf on Nintendo NES — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $6.96
CIB
POP 2
Market: $33
Sealed
POP 50
Market: $150

Quick Facts

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Airwolf 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 Airwolf for Nintendo NES yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 2

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in Japan 2 8.5: 2

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 50

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan 50 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 3 7 10
9.6 1 8 2 11
9.4 2 3 2 7
9.2 1 3 4
9.0 2 2 4
8.5 1 4 2 1 8
8.0 2 2
7.5 1 2 3
7.0 1 1
Total 4 19 15 10 2 50

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 Airwolf 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 8.0 B+ Last sale $175 Sep 16, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.6 A Last sale $432 Nov 23, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.4 A+ Last sale $372 Feb 8, 2022 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) VGA 85+ Last sale $360 Aug 23, 2022 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $336 Oct 5, 2020 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.2 A+ Last sale $324 Aug 24, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $312 Jan 24, 2023 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.4 B+ Last sale $288 Sep 21, 2020 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) VGA 85 Last sale $252 Nov 22, 2022 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm the Hawaii Collection) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $240 Nov 29, 2022 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.4 A Last sale $240 Aug 10, 2020 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.2 A Last sale $240 Jun 15, 2020 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 21 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Sep 16, 2025 $175 CGC 8.0 B+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312537-68011
Apr 18, 2023 $73 WATA 8.5 B+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312316-68010
Feb 7, 2023 $97 WATA 8.5 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312306-66003
Jan 31, 2023 $139 WATA 9.0 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312305-70013
Jan 24, 2023 $312 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312304-69017
Nov 29, 2022 $240 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm the Hawaii Collection Lot 312248-70025
Nov 22, 2022 $252 VGA 85 Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312247-69014
Oct 11, 2022 $216 WATA 9.4 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312241-67026
Aug 23, 2022 $360 VGA 85+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312234-69017
Mar 1, 2022 $159 WATA 7.5 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312209-66012
Feb 8, 2022 $372 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312206-67014
Nov 23, 2021 $432 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312147-69012
Oct 12, 2021 $144 WATA 7.0 B Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312141-67016
Aug 24, 2021 $324 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312134-69042
Jun 22, 2021 $126 WATA 8.5 B Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312125-69043
Nov 23, 2020 $132 WATA 9.0 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 122047-17781
Oct 5, 2020 $336 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Lot 122040-11909
Sep 21, 2020 $288 WATA 9.4 B+ Factory sealed Lot 122038-15781
Aug 17, 2020 $156 WATA 8.5 B+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 122033-15753
Aug 10, 2020 $240 WATA 9.4 A Factory sealed Lot 122032-13768
Jun 15, 2020 $240 WATA 9.2 A Factory sealed Lot 122024-15733

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Airwolf 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 Airwolf Matters for Grading

Airwolf is one of the more heavily-graded Nintendo NES titles, with 52 PSA populations on record across loose, CIB, and sealed. Strong submission volume signals collector demand — and grade premiums are the market’s vote on which copies are scarce. The sealed condition dominates submissions (50 of 52, ~96%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. The sealed-to-loose price ratio is roughly 21× — sealed copies trade at $150 while loose carts move around $6.96. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Airwolf Nintendo NES worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (50) outweighs CIB and loose for Airwolf, 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 Airwolf?

PSA tracks 50 graded sealed copies of Airwolf 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 Airwolf?

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 Airwolf?

PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for Airwolf 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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