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Castle of Deceit 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 1 Castle of Deceit Nintendo NES copies on record — 1 sealed. Sealed copies trade in the $700 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Castle of Deceit on Nintendo NES — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $132
CIB
POP 0
Market: $175
Sealed
POP 1
Market: $700

Quick Facts

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Castle of Deceit 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 Castle of Deceit for Nintendo NES yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

PSA hasn’t graded any cib copies of Castle of Deceit for Nintendo NES yet.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 1

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
No Country 1 8.0 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: 8.0 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A+ Total
8.0 1 1
Total 1 1

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 Castle of Deceit 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
CIB (Blue Shell) CGC 8.0 Last sale $222 Feb 8, 2024 1
Loose (Black Cartridge) CGC 8.5 Last sale $264 Oct 17, 2023 1
Loose (Blue Cartridge) CGC 7.0 Last sale $169 Jan 2, 2024 1
Loose (Black Cartridge) CGC 8.0 Last sale $156 Apr 30, 2024 1

Sale records:

Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Apr 30, 2024 $156 CGC 8.0 Loose Black Cartridge Lot 312418-70009
Feb 8, 2024 $222 CGC 8.0 CIB Blue Shell Lot 44235-79018
Jan 2, 2024 $169 CGC 7.0 Loose Blue Cartridge Lot 312401-66015
Oct 17, 2023 $264 CGC 8.5 Loose Black Cartridge Lot 312342-68005

Listings

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

Exactly one PSA-graded copy of Castle of Deceit for Nintendo NES exists on the population census. That makes this title a true population-one rarity in PSA’s video games database. Notable: every graded copy is in the sealed condition — collectors clearly favor that condition tier for this title, and the other conditions are either ungraded territory or grade-and-flip opportunities. Sealed copies trade at roughly 5× the loose price ($700 vs $132). Solid spread for grading speculation if you can source a clean sealed cart.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Castle of Deceit Nintendo NES worth grading?

Strong yes for clean copies. With only 1 graded copies on record, Castle of Deceit is squarely in the rare-population tier for Nintendo NES — and PSA grading adds meaningful provenance on titles with this little supply. Grade-and-hold is the play; flipping mid-grade copies thins margins fast.

How rare is a graded sealed copy of Castle of Deceit?

Exactly one — 1 PSA-graded sealed copy of Castle of Deceit on the census. Population-one rarity for collectors who care about that distinction.

Should I buy a graded or raw copy of Castle of Deceit?

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 Castle of Deceit?

PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for Castle of Deceit 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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