Paperboy Nintendo NES: PSA Pop Report + Loose / CIB / Sealed Prices
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PSA has graded 60 Paperboy Nintendo NES copies on record — 31 CIB, 29 sealed. PSA tracks 2 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $150 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Paperboy on Nintendo NES — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.
Quick Facts
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Title: Paperboy
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Console: Nintendo NES
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Variants tracked by PSA: 2
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Total PSA-graded copies: 60 (Loose: 0 · CIB: 31 · Sealed: 29)
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PriceCharting market data: available
Variant Comparison
PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Paperboy, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.
| Variant | Loose Pop | CIB Pop | Sealed Pop | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan, Oval SOQ TM | — | 19 | 27 | 46 |
| Made in Japan, Round SOQ | — | 12 | 2 | 14 |
PSA Pop by Condition
PSA tracks Paperboy 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 2 variants PSA recognizes for this title.
Loose Cartridge
PSA hasn’t graded any loose copies of Paperboy for Nintendo NES yet.
Complete in Box (CIB)
Total graded: 31
| Variant | Pop | Grade Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan, Oval SOQ TM | 19 | 9.6: 1 · 9.4: 2 · 9.2: 2 · 9.0: 4 · 8.5: 5 · 8.0: 1 · 7.0: 3 · 6.5: 1 |
| Made in Japan, Round SOQ | 12 | 9.6: 3 · 9.2: 1 · 9.0: 2 · 8.0: 1 · 7.5: 3 · 7.0: 1 · 6.5: 1 |
Factory Sealed
Total graded: 29
Sealed summary by variant:
| Variant | Total Pop | Top Numeric Grade | Best Seal Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan, Oval SOQ TM | 27 | 9.6 | A++ |
| Made in Japan, Round SOQ | 2 | 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+ | A | B+ | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 9.4 | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | 9 |
| 9.2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| 9.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 8.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8.0 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 7.0 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
Per-variant grade × seal matrices
Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.
Made in Japan, Oval SOQ TM (27 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9.4 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | 8 |
| 9.2 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 |
| 9.0 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 8.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8.0 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 7.0 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 27 |
Made in Japan, Round SOQ (2 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 9.6 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.4 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 |
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: $22
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Complete in Box (CIB): $55
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Sealed: $150
All 2 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 Paperboy 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) | CGC 8.5 B | Last sale $10,625 | Feb 22, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production) | WATA 9.6 A++ | Last sale $3,750 | Nov 22, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production) | WATA 9.2 A | $1,980-$2,000 range | May 24, 2025 | 2 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production) | WATA 8.0 A | $1,312-$1,440 range | Jan 9, 2025 | 2 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production) | WATA 8.5 A | Last sale $1,250 | Jul 24, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production) | CGC 8.0 A+ | Last sale $844 | Apr 8, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Rev A Round Soq Early Production) | WATA 9.4 A+ | Last sale $19,200 | Jul 28, 2023 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production) | WATA 9.4 A+ | $4,320-$5,160 range | Jul 28, 2023 | 2 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production) | VGA 85+ | Last sale $3,240 | Nov 4, 2023 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production) | WATA 9.2 A+ | Last sale $3,120 | Jul 28, 2023 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production) | WATA 9.4 A | Last sale $3,120 | Aug 7, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production the Atwood Collection) | WATA 9.4 A | Last sale $2,880 | Nov 4, 2023 | 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 24 Heritage sale records
| Date | Sold For | Grader / Grade | Format | Variant Notes | Source |
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| Mar 24, 2026 | $350 | WATA 9.2 | CIB | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 312612-69006 |
| Nov 22, 2025 | $3,750 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 7428-28031 |
| Oct 7, 2025 | $238 | WATA 9.0 | CIB | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 312540-66017 |
| Jul 24, 2025 | $1,250 | WATA 8.5 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 44318-80044 |
| May 24, 2025 | $2,000 | WATA 9.2 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 7415-28205 |
| Apr 8, 2025 | $844 | CGC 8.0 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312514-67026 |
| Feb 22, 2025 | $10,625 | CGC 8.5 B | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 7411-28020 |
| Jan 9, 2025 | $1,312 | WATA 8.0 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 44278-79030 |
| Oct 8, 2024 | $84 | WATA 8.5 | CIB | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312441-67009 |
| Nov 4, 2023 | $3,240 | VGA 85+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 7350-28021 |
| Nov 4, 2023 | $2,880 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production the Atwood Collection | Lot 7350-28229 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | $19,200 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 7349-28042 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | $4,320 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 7349-28179 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | $3,120 | WATA 9.2 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 7349-28180 |
| Apr 18, 2023 | $1,320 | WATA 7.0 B+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 312316-68038 |
| Feb 21, 2023 | $1,440 | WATA 8.0 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312308-68045 |
| Nov 5, 2022 | $5,160 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 7290-29055 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | $1,980 | WATA 9.2 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 44172-80047 |
| Aug 7, 2022 | $3,120 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 7288-28048 |
| Feb 22, 2022 | $900 | WATA 9.6 | CIB | Oval Soq Tm | Lot 312208-69042 |
| Oct 19, 2021 | $2,640 | WATA 8.0 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm | Lot 312142-68040 |
| Jul 9, 2021 | $3,600 | WATA 9.6 | CIB | Rev A Round Soq Early Production | Lot 7261-28042 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | $2,640 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production Atwood Collection | Lot 7234-97090 |
| Sep 22, 2019 | $384 | WATA 7.0 B+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 121938-17328 |
Listings
Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Paperboy 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 Paperboy Matters for Grading
Paperboy is one of the more heavily-graded Nintendo NES titles, with 60 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. Sealed copies trade at roughly 6× the loose price ($150 vs $22). Solid spread for grading speculation if you can source a clean sealed cart. Because PSA tracks 2 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 Paperboy Nintendo NES worth grading?
Yes for clean, top-condition copies. Paperboy has a healthy 60-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 Paperboy?
PSA tracks 31 graded CIB copies of Paperboy 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 Paperboy?
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 Paperboy?
PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Paperboy 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.