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Dick Tracy 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 51 Dick Tracy Nintendo NES copies on record — 4 CIB, 47 sealed. Sealed copies trade in the $250 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Dick Tracy on Nintendo NES — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $10
CIB
POP 4
Market: $62
Sealed
POP 47
Market: $250

Quick Facts

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Dick Tracy 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 Dick Tracy for Nintendo NES yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 4

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

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 47

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan 47 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+ Total
9.8 2 2
9.6 2 4 6
9.4 6 7 1 14
9.2 4 1 5
9.0 2 4 2 8
8.5 1 3 4
8.0 2 2
7.5 1 1 2
6.5 1 1
<6.5 1 1 1 3
Total 2 20 20 5 47

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 Dick Tracy 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) CGC 9.2 A+ Last sale $231 Feb 18, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R) CGC 8.0 A Last sale $114 Dec 10, 2024 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R) WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $1,080 Mar 21, 2024 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R) CGC 9.6 A+ Last sale $660 Mar 21, 2023 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R) WATA 9.4 A Last sale $600 Jul 12, 2020 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $576 Nov 30, 2023 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R) WATA 9.0 A Last sale $456 Jul 13, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R) WATA 9.4 A+ Last sale $336 Feb 7, 2023 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R) WATA 9.0 A+ Last sale $288 Jan 11, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R) WATA 9.4 B+ Last sale $274 Oct 25, 2022 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R) CGC 8.5 B+ Last sale $180 May 9, 2023 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R) WATA 6.5 A Last sale $180 Nov 1, 2022 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 16 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Feb 18, 2025 $231 CGC 9.2 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 312507-68006
Dec 10, 2024 $114 CGC 8.0 A Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 312450-67003
Mar 21, 2024 $1,080 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 44238-79008
Nov 30, 2023 $576 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 44223-79023
Aug 8, 2023 $139 WATA 8.0 A Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 312332-67017
May 9, 2023 $180 CGC 8.5 B+ Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 312319-67020
Mar 21, 2023 $660 CGC 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 312312-68029
Feb 7, 2023 $336 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 312306-66008
Nov 1, 2022 $180 WATA 6.5 A Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 312244-66025
Oct 25, 2022 $274 WATA 9.4 B+ Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 312243-69024
Jul 13, 2021 $456 WATA 9.0 A Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 312128-67019
Jan 11, 2021 $288 WATA 9.0 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 122102-13765
Jul 20, 2020 $104 WATA 6.0 B+ Factory sealed Lot 122029-15827
Jul 12, 2020 $600 WATA 9.4 A Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 7231-97048
Dec 22, 2019 $180 WATA 9.0 A Factory sealed Lot 121951-17249
Oct 13, 2019 $180 WATA 7.5 B+ Factory sealed Lot 121941-13281

Listings

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

Dick Tracy is one of the more heavily-graded Nintendo NES titles, with 51 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 (47 of 51, ~92%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. The sealed-to-loose price ratio is roughly 24× — sealed copies trade at $250 while loose carts move around $10. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dick Tracy Nintendo NES worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (47) outweighs CIB and loose for Dick Tracy, 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 Dick Tracy?

PSA tracks 47 graded sealed copies of Dick Tracy 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 Dick Tracy?

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 Dick Tracy?

PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for Dick Tracy 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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