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Bucky O'Hare 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 29 Bucky O’Hare Nintendo NES copies on record — 2 loose, 13 CIB, 14 sealed. PSA tracks 2 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $932 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Bucky O’Hare on Nintendo NES — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 2
Market: $212
CIB
POP 13
Market: $650
Sealed
POP 14
Market: $932

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Bucky O’Hare, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently. The variants this game discriminates on: USA-region production code labeling.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
3 Screw, USA Code 2 2
Made in Japan 13 14 27

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Bucky O’Hare 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

Total graded: 2

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
3 Screw, USA Code 2 9.4: 1 · 7.0: 1

PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: Made in Japan.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 13

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in Japan 13 9.4: 1 · 9.2: 1 · 9.0: 1 · 8.5: 6 · 8.0: 4

PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: 3 Screw, USA Code.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 14

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan 14 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 1
9.4 1 1
9.0 1 1
8.5 1 3 4
8.0 1 1 1 1 4
7.5 2 2
7.0 1 1
Total 1 3 8 1 1 14

PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: 3 Screw, USA Code.

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).

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.

Heritage Graded Sales

Heritage Auctions sold results below are real auction transactions for Bucky O’Hare 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 R) WATA 9.0 A Last sale $7,200 Jan 28, 2022 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R) WATA 8.5 A 2 comps, wide spread $1,860-$4,080 Nov 1, 2022 2
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R) WATA 8.0 A+ 2 comps, wide spread $1,260-$3,240 Feb 21, 2023 2
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R) WATA 8.0 B+ Last sale $1,440 Aug 7, 2022 1
CIB (Oval Soq R) CGC 8.0 Last sale $512 Jun 18, 2024 1
CIB (Oval Soq R) WATA 6.5 Last sale $446 Apr 7, 2026 1
CIB (Oval Soq R) WATA 9.0 $900-$1,050 range Feb 14, 2023 2
CIB (Oval Soq R) WATA 8.5 $720-$960 range Oct 18, 2022 2
CIB WATA 6.5 Last sale $216 May 3, 2020 1

Sale records:

View all 13 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Apr 7, 2026 $446 WATA 6.5 CIB Oval Soq R Lot 312614-66009
Jun 18, 2024 $512 CGC 8.0 CIB Oval Soq R Lot 312425-68013
Feb 21, 2023 $1,260 WATA 8.0 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 312308-68012
Feb 14, 2023 $1,050 WATA 9.0 CIB Oval Soq R Lot 312307-67013
Nov 1, 2022 $1,860 WATA 8.5 A Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 312244-66023
Oct 18, 2022 $720 WATA 8.5 CIB Oval Soq R Lot 312242-68033
Aug 9, 2022 $900 WATA 9.0 CIB Oval Soq R Lot 312232-67020
Aug 7, 2022 $1,440 WATA 8.0 B+ Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 7288-29017
Apr 23, 2022 $3,240 WATA 8.0 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 7286-29009
Apr 22, 2022 $4,080 WATA 8.5 A Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 7286-28010
Jan 28, 2022 $7,200 WATA 9.0 A Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 7284-28005
Jul 11, 2021 $960 WATA 8.5 CIB Oval Soq R Lot 7261-29023
May 3, 2020 $216 WATA 6.5 CIB Lot 7229-97069

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Bucky O’Hare 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 Bucky O’Hare Matters for Grading

With 29 PSA-graded copies on record, Bucky O’Hare sits in the mid-rarity tier for Nintendo NES — graded copies surface periodically on eBay but command meaningful premiums over raw. Sealed copies trade at roughly 4× the loose price ($932 vs $212). 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 Bucky O’Hare Nintendo NES worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (14) outweighs CIB and loose for Bucky O’Hare, 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 Bucky O’Hare?

PSA tracks 14 graded sealed copies of Bucky O’Hare 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 Bucky O’Hare?

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 Bucky O’Hare?

PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Bucky O’Hare on Nintendo NES. 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.

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About Jason

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 →