NES Play Action Football Nintendo NES: PSA Pop Report + Loose / CIB / Sealed Prices
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PSA has graded 56 NES Play Action Football Nintendo NES copies on record — 6 CIB, 50 sealed. PSA tracks 5 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for NES Play Action Football on Nintendo NES — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.
Quick Facts
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Title: NES Play Action Football
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Console: Nintendo NES
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Variants tracked by PSA: 5
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Total PSA-graded copies: 56 (Loose: 0 · CIB: 6 · Sealed: 50)
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PriceCharting market data: available
Variant Comparison
PSA recognizes 5 distinct production variants of NES Play Action Football, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently. The variants this game discriminates on: warranty-box layout changes (line count / SNS-USA back / etc.); Canadian-market edition.
| Variant | Loose Pop | CIB Pop | Sealed Pop | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan, “4” Multiplayer Logo | — | 3 | 21 | 24 |
| Made in Japan, “Faces” Multiplayer Logo - “USA, Canada and Mexico” Text | — | 2 | 27 | 29 |
| Made in Japan, “Faces” Multiplayer Logo - 4 Line Warranty Box | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Made in Japan, “Faces” Multiplayer Logo Sticker | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Made in Japan, Gloss Sticker - Distributed by Nintendo, Canadian Version | — | 1 | — | 1 |
PSA Pop by Condition
PSA tracks NES Play Action Football 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 5 variants PSA recognizes for this title.
Loose Cartridge
PSA hasn’t graded any loose copies of NES Play Action Football for Nintendo NES yet.
Complete in Box (CIB)
Total graded: 6
| Variant | Pop | Grade Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan, “4” Multiplayer Logo | 3 | 9.2: 1 · 8.5: 1 · 7.0: 1 |
| Made in Japan, “Faces” Multiplayer Logo - “USA, Canada and Mexico” Text | 2 | 9.0: 1 · 8.0: 1 |
| Made in Japan, Gloss Sticker - Distributed by Nintendo, Canadian Version | 1 | 9.2: 1 |
PSA has not graded the following variants in this condition: Made in Japan, “Faces” Multiplayer Logo - 4 Line Warranty Box · Made in Japan, “Faces” Multiplayer Logo Sticker.
Factory Sealed
Total graded: 50
Sealed summary by variant:
| Variant | Total Pop | Top Numeric Grade | Best Seal Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan, “4” Multiplayer Logo | 21 | 9.8 | A+ |
| Made in Japan, “Faces” Multiplayer Logo - “USA, Canada and Mexico” Text | 27 | 9.8 | A++ |
| Made in Japan, “Faces” Multiplayer Logo - 4 Line Warranty Box | 1 | 9.8 | A+ |
| Made in Japan, “Faces” Multiplayer Logo Sticker | 1 | 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: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 9.6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 9 |
| 9.4 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — | 11 |
| 9.2 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 9.0 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 |
| 8.5 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 8.0 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| 7.5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| <6.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 50 |
Per-variant grade × seal matrices
Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.
Made in Japan, "4" Multiplayer Logo (21 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | A | B+ | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9.6 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 9.4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| 9.2 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 9.0 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 8.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8.0 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| <6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
Made in Japan, "Faces" Multiplayer Logo - "USA, Canada and Mexico" Text (27 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 9.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 6 |
| 9.4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 8 |
| 9.2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
| 9.0 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 8.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 27 |
Made in Japan, "Faces" Multiplayer Logo - 4 Line Warranty Box (1 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 |
Made in Japan, "Faces" Multiplayer Logo Sticker (1 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 9.6 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 |
PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: Made in Japan, Gloss Sticker - Distributed by Nintendo, Canadian Version.
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: $4.49
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Complete in Box (CIB): $16
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Sealed: $67
All 5 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 NES Play Action Football 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 (Oval Soq R Faces Multiplayer Logo USA Canada and Mexico Text) | WATA 9.8 A+ | Last sale $575 | Aug 14, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq R Faces Logo) | WATA 9.4 A+ | Last sale $150 | Jun 3, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.8 A+ | Last sale $408 | Jul 12, 2020 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq R Faces Logo) | WATA 9.6 A+ | Last sale $384 | May 18, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soqr Early Production Faces Logo the Carolina Collection) | WATA 9.6 A | Last sale $288 | Aug 9, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.4 A | Last sale $264 | Oct 12, 2020 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soqr Early Production Faces Logo) | VGA 85+ | Last sale $240 | Aug 23, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.6 A+ | Last sale $228 | Jul 27, 2020 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq R Faces Logo the Plattsburgh Collection) | WATA 9.6 A | Last sale $222 | Feb 14, 2023 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soqr Early Production Faces Logo) | WATA 9.4 A+ | Last sale $216 | Nov 16, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soqr Early Production Faces Logo) | WATA 9.6 A+ | Last sale $210 | Dec 6, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 8.5 A | Last sale $186 | May 25, 2020 | 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 20 Heritage sale records
| Date | Sold For | Grader / Grade | Format | Variant Notes | Source |
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| Aug 14, 2025 | $575 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R Faces Multiplayer Logo USA Canada and Mexico Text | Lot 44321-79012 |
| Jun 3, 2025 | $150 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R Faces Logo | Lot 312522-66006 |
| Jan 30, 2024 | $71 | WATA 9.2 | CIB | Oval Soq R 4 Logo Promotional Copy NFR | Lot 312405-70008 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | $105 | WATA 9.0 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R Faces Logo | Lot 312325-68017 |
| Feb 14, 2023 | $222 | WATA 9.6 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R Faces Logo the Plattsburgh Collection | Lot 312307-67031 |
| Dec 20, 2022 | $149 | WATA 9.2 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R 4 Logo Later Production | Lot 312251-68056 |
| Dec 6, 2022 | $210 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soqr Early Production Faces Logo | Lot 312249-66020 |
| Oct 25, 2022 | $94 | WATA 9.2 | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R 4 Logo Later Production | Lot 312243-69045 |
| Aug 23, 2022 | $240 | VGA 85+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soqr Early Production Faces Logo | Lot 312234-69035 |
| Aug 9, 2022 | $288 | WATA 9.6 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soqr Early Production Faces Logo the Carolina Collection | Lot 312232-67036 |
| Jan 25, 2022 | $180 | WATA 8.0 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R 4 Logo Later Production | Lot 312204-69030 |
| Nov 16, 2021 | $216 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soqr Early Production Faces Logo | Lot 312146-68028 |
| May 18, 2021 | $384 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R Faces Logo | Lot 312120-68032 |
| Jan 11, 2021 | $114 | WATA 8.0 B+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq R | Lot 122102-13775 |
| Oct 12, 2020 | $264 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | — | Lot 122041-13793 |
| Aug 24, 2020 | $84 | WATA 8.5 A | Factory sealed | 1990 USA | Lot 122034-17801 |
| Jul 27, 2020 | $228 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 122030-17872 |
| Jul 13, 2020 | $156 | WATA 9.0 A | Factory sealed | — | Lot 122028-13832 |
| Jul 12, 2020 | $408 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 7231-97084 |
| May 25, 2020 | $186 | WATA 8.5 A | Factory sealed | — | Lot 122021-17796 |
Listings
Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to NES Play Action Football 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 NES Play Action Football Matters for Grading
NES Play Action Football is one of the more heavily-graded Nintendo NES titles, with 56 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 (50 of 56, ~89%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. The sealed-to-loose price ratio is roughly 14× — sealed copies trade at $67 while loose carts move around $4.49. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees. Because PSA tracks 5 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 NES Play Action Football Nintendo NES worth grading?
Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (50) outweighs CIB and loose for NES Play Action Football, 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 NES Play Action Football?
PSA tracks 50 graded sealed copies of NES Play Action Football 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 NES Play Action Football?
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 NES Play Action Football?
PSA recognizes 5 distinct production variants of NES Play Action Football 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.