Friday the 13th Nintendo NES: PSA Pop Report + Loose / CIB / Sealed Prices
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PSA has graded 185 Friday the 13th Nintendo NES copies on record — 8 loose, 13 CIB, 164 sealed. PSA tracks 4 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $324 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Friday the 13th on Nintendo NES — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.
Quick Facts
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Title: Friday the 13th
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Console: Nintendo NES
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Variants tracked by PSA: 4
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Total PSA-graded copies: 185 (Loose: 8 · CIB: 13 · Sealed: 164)
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PriceCharting market data: available
Variant Comparison
PSA recognizes 4 distinct production variants of Friday the 13th, 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, Oval SOQ TM - USA Code | 6 | — | — | 6 |
| 3 Screw, Round SOQ - USA Code | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| Made in Japan, Oval SOQ TM | — | 1 | 93 | 94 |
| Made in Japan, Round SOQ | — | 12 | 71 | 83 |
PSA Pop by Condition
PSA tracks Friday the 13th 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 4 variants PSA recognizes for this title.
Loose Cartridge
Total graded: 8
| Variant | Pop | Grade Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Screw, Oval SOQ TM - USA Code | 6 | <6.5: 6 |
| 3 Screw, Round SOQ - USA Code | 2 | 9.6: 1 · <6.5: 1 |
PSA has not graded the following variants in this condition: Made in Japan, Oval SOQ TM · Made in Japan, Round SOQ.
Complete in Box (CIB)
Total graded: 13
| Variant | Pop | Grade Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan, Oval SOQ TM | 1 | 7.5: 1 |
| Made in Japan, Round SOQ | 12 | 9.0: 1 · 8.5: 5 · 8.0: 3 · 7.0: 1 · 6.5: 1 · <6.5: 1 |
PSA has not graded the following variants in this condition: 3 Screw, Oval SOQ TM - USA Code · 3 Screw, Round SOQ - USA Code.
Factory Sealed
Total graded: 164
Sealed summary by variant:
| Variant | Total Pop | Top Numeric Grade | Best Seal Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan, Oval SOQ TM | 93 | 9.8 | A++ |
| Made in Japan, Round SOQ | 71 | 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 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | 29 |
| 9.6 | 6 | 20 | 4 | 1 | — | 31 |
| 9.4 | — | 19 | 10 | 3 | — | 32 |
| 9.2 | — | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | 16 |
| 9.0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | — | 18 |
| 8.5 | — | 4 | 7 | 2 | — | 13 |
| 8.0 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 |
| 7.5 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 7.0 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| <6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 70 | 50 | 27 | 3 | 164 |
Per-variant grade × seal matrices
Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.
Made in Japan, Oval SOQ TM (93 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 5 | 19 | — | — | — | 24 |
| 9.6 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | 15 |
| 9.4 | — | 13 | 3 | — | — | 16 |
| 9.2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 |
| 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 9 |
| 8.5 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 8 |
| 8.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 |
| 7.5 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6.5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 47 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 93 |
Made in Japan, Round SOQ (71 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 9.6 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | 16 |
| 9.4 | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | 16 |
| 9.2 | — | 1 | 9 | — | — | 10 |
| 9.0 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | — | 9 |
| 8.5 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 |
| 8.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| <6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 23 | 31 | 13 | 1 | 71 |
PSA has not graded the following variants in this condition: 3 Screw, Oval SOQ TM - USA Code · 3 Screw, Round SOQ - 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).
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Loose cartridge: $14
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Complete in Box (CIB): $112
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Sealed: $324
All 4 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 Friday the 13th 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 |
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| Factory sealed (Rev A Round Soq Early Production) | WATA 9.8 A++ | Last sale $2,125 | Nov 22, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Rev A Round Soq Early Production) | WATA 9.8 A+ | Median $1,750 | Mar 28, 2026 | 3 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production) | WATA 9.4 A | $600-$1,020 range | Jul 9, 2024 | 2 |
| Factory sealed (Rev A Round Soq Early Production) | VGA 85 | Last sale $812 | Oct 7, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production) | WATA 9.8 A+ | Median $812 | Aug 12, 2025 | 5 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production) | VGA 90 | Last sale $719 | Jul 24, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production) | VGA 85+ | Last sale $625 | Jan 9, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Rev A Round Soq Early Production) | CGC 9.4 A+ | Last sale $625 | Oct 15, 2024 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production) | CGC 8.5 A+ | Last sale $206 | Apr 8, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) | WATA 9.8 A++ | Last sale $2,520 | Apr 27, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production) | WATA 9.8 A++ | $1,140-$2,040 range | Apr 23, 2022 | 2 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) | WATA 9.8 A+ | $900-$1,320 range | Jun 29, 2021 | 2 |
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 50 Heritage sale records
| Date | Sold For | Grader / Grade | Format | Variant Notes | Source |
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| Mar 28, 2026 | $1,750 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 7452-28143 |
| Nov 22, 2025 | $2,125 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 7428-28136 |
| Oct 7, 2025 | $812 | VGA 85 | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 312540-66011 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | $812 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312532-67009 |
| Jul 24, 2025 | $719 | VGA 90 | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 44318-80028 |
| Apr 8, 2025 | $206 | CGC 8.5 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312514-67015 |
| Jan 9, 2025 | $625 | VGA 85+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 44278-79018 |
| Oct 15, 2024 | $625 | CGC 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 312442-68011 |
| Jul 9, 2024 | $600 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312428-67003 |
| Mar 12, 2024 | $408 | WATA 9.0 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312411-67010 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | $1,620 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 7359-28172 |
| Jul 4, 2023 | $456 | CGC 8.5 B+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 312327-66014 |
| May 25, 2023 | $720 | WATA 9.6 A | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 44196-80036 |
| Apr 25, 2023 | $312 | WATA 9.0 B+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production the Plattsburgh Collection | Lot 312317-69031 |
| Mar 21, 2023 | $780 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312312-68037 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | $456 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 312309-69035 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | $630 | WATA 9.6 A | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production the Hawaii Collection | Lot 44176-80029 |
| Feb 9, 2023 | $600 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 44176-80030 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | $408 | WATA 9.4 B+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production the Hawaii Collection | Lot 312305-70019 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | $516 | WATA 9.6 B+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production the Hawaii Collection | Lot 312304-69024 |
| Nov 1, 2022 | $504 | WATA 7.0 A | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 312244-66030 |
| Aug 9, 2022 | $660 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312232-67027 |
| Jul 12, 2022 | $720 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312228-67040 |
| May 10, 2022 | $384 | WATA 9.2 A | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 312219-67022 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | $1,140 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 7286-29021 |
| Apr 12, 2022 | $660 | WATA 9.2 A | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 312215-67035 |
| Mar 22, 2022 | $840 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 312212-69041 |
| Feb 22, 2022 | $1,200 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312208-69027 |
| Feb 8, 2022 | $660 | WATA 9.2 A | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 312206-67029 |
| Jan 29, 2022 | $3,720 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 7284-29026 |
| Nov 16, 2021 | $1,320 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312146-68026 |
| Jul 13, 2021 | $312 | WATA 7.0 B+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm | Lot 312128-67020 |
| Jul 11, 2021 | $1,260 | WATA 9.6 A | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 7261-29036 |
| Jun 29, 2021 | $1,320 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm | Lot 312126-70024 |
| Jun 15, 2021 | $2,040 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312124-68030 |
| May 25, 2021 | $1,140 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 312121-69035 |
| May 11, 2021 | $1,020 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312119-67032 |
| Apr 27, 2021 | $2,520 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm | Lot 312117-69031 |
| Apr 13, 2021 | $1,050 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm | Lot 312115-67032 |
| Jan 17, 2021 | $1,200 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production Indiana Collection | Lot 7239-97028 |
| Jan 4, 2021 | $504 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm | Lot 122101-11692 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | $900 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm | Lot 122051-16069 |
| Dec 14, 2020 | $192 | WATA 8.5 | CIB | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 122050-13878 |
| Nov 22, 2020 | $1,200 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 7236-97095 |
| Oct 26, 2020 | $1,020 | WATA 9.2 A | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 122043-18017 |
| Oct 12, 2020 | $312 | WATA 8.0 A | Factory sealed | — | Lot 122041-13789 |
| Sep 21, 2020 | $528 | WATA 8.5 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 122038-15783 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | $840 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 7234-97070 |
| Jun 15, 2020 | $240 | WATA 7.0 B+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 122024-15745 |
| Jun 8, 2020 | $504 | WATA 8.5 B+ | Factory sealed | Round Soq Early Production | Lot 122023-13492 |
Listings
Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Friday the 13th 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 Friday the 13th Matters for Grading
Friday the 13th is one of the more heavily-graded Nintendo NES titles, with 185 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 (164 of 185, ~88%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. The sealed-to-loose price ratio is roughly 22× — sealed copies trade at $324 while loose carts move around $14. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees. Because PSA tracks 4 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 Friday the 13th Nintendo NES worth grading?
Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (164) outweighs CIB and loose for Friday the 13th, 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 Friday the 13th?
PSA tracks 164 graded sealed copies of Friday the 13th 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 Friday the 13th?
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 Friday the 13th?
PSA recognizes 4 distinct production variants of Friday the 13th 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.
Related Resources
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Nintendo NES Game Library (forthcoming) — every variant PSA tracks for this console.
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Retro Video Game Collecting — pillar with broader strategy, market dynamics, and grading economics.