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Kid Kool 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 14 Kid Kool Nintendo NES copies on record — 14 sealed. Sealed copies trade in the $130 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Kid Kool on Nintendo NES — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $18
CIB
POP 0
Market: $73
Sealed
POP 14
Market: $130

Quick Facts

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Kid Kool 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 Kid Kool for Nintendo NES yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

PSA hasn’t graded any cib copies of Kid Kool for Nintendo NES yet.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 14

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan 14 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 B+ Total
9.6 2 2
9.4 1 1
9.2 3 1 4
9.0 1 1
8.5 2 2
8.0 1 1
7.0 1 1 2
<6.5 1 1
Total 2 9 3 14

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 Kid Kool 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 Tm) VGA 80+ Last sale $188 Jul 8, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.6 A Last sale $576 Jul 28, 2023 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.2 A Last sale $384 Jul 12, 2020 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 8.5 A Last sale $312 Apr 20, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 7.0 A $192-$204 range Sep 13, 2022 2
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 7.0 B+ Last sale $186 Aug 17, 2020 1

Sale records:

View all 7 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Jul 8, 2025 $188 VGA 80+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312527-67012
Jul 28, 2023 $576 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 7349-28163
Sep 13, 2022 $204 WATA 7.0 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312237-67035
Oct 26, 2021 $192 WATA 7.0 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312143-69024
Apr 20, 2021 $312 WATA 8.5 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312116-68034
Aug 17, 2020 $186 WATA 7.0 B+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 122033-15764
Jul 12, 2020 $384 WATA 9.2 A Factory sealed Lot 7231-97067

Listings

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

With 14 PSA-graded copies on record, Kid Kool sits in the mid-rarity tier for Nintendo NES — graded copies surface periodically on eBay but command meaningful premiums over raw. 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 7× the loose price ($130 vs $18). Solid spread for grading speculation if you can source a clean sealed cart.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Kid Kool Nintendo NES worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (14) outweighs CIB and loose for Kid Kool, 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 Kid Kool?

PSA tracks 14 graded sealed copies of Kid Kool 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 Kid Kool?

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 Kid Kool?

PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for Kid Kool 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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