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G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 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 11 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Nintendo NES copies on record — 6 CIB, 5 sealed. Sealed copies trade in the $532 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero on Nintendo NES — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $91
CIB
POP 6
Market: $265
Sealed
POP 5
Market: $532

Quick Facts

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 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 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero for Nintendo NES yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 6

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in Japan 6 9.4: 1 · 9.2: 1 · 8.0: 1 · 7.0: 1 · 6.5: 1 · <6.5: 1

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 5

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan 5 9.6 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: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A+ A Total
9.6 1 1
9.4 1 1
9.2 1 1
9.0 1 1
7.5 1 1
Total 2 3 5

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 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 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 9.6 A+ Last sale $19,800 Nov 2, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq R) WATA 9.0 A Last sale $6,900 Sep 29, 2022 1

Sale records:

Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Sep 29, 2022 $6,900 WATA 9.0 A Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 44172-80025
Nov 2, 2021 $19,800 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq R Lot 312144-66027

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 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 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Matters for Grading

With 11 PSA-graded copies on record, G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 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 5× the loose price ($532 vs $91). Solid spread for grading speculation if you can source a clean sealed cart.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero Nintendo NES worth grading?

Yes for clean, top-condition copies. G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero has a healthy 11-copy graded population, and the higher-tier grades (9.4+) consistently command meaningful premiums over raw. Mid-tier grades (7-8) often net break-even after grading fees, so submission strategy matters.

How rare is a graded CIB copy of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero?

PSA tracks 6 graded CIB copies of G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 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 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero?

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 G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero?

PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero 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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