Rad Racer Nintendo NES: PSA Pop Report + Loose / CIB / Sealed Prices
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PSA has graded 82 Rad Racer Nintendo NES copies on record — 42 CIB, 40 sealed. PSA tracks 8 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $498 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Rad Racer on Nintendo NES — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.
Quick Facts
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Title: Rad Racer
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Console: Nintendo NES
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Variants tracked by PSA: 8
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Total PSA-graded copies: 82 (Loose: 0 · CIB: 42 · Sealed: 40)
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PriceCharting market data: available
Variant Comparison
PSA recognizes 8 distinct production variants of Rad Racer, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently. The variants this game discriminates on: Canadian-market edition; USA-region production code labeling.
| Variant | Loose Pop | CIB Pop | Sealed Pop | Total |
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| Made in Japan, Hangtab - Gloss Sticker - Distributed by Mattel, Canadian Version | — | — | 4 | 4 |
| Made in Japan, No Rev-A - Daytime Screenshots | — | 23 | 2 | 25 |
| Made in Japan, No Rev-A - Revised Screenshots | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Made in Japan, Rev-A - Oval SOQ TM - 1987 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
| Made in Japan, Rev-A - Oval SOQ TM - 1989 | — | 7 | 16 | 23 |
| Made in Japan, Rev-A - Round SOQ | — | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Made in Japan, Rev-A - Round SOQ, No Code | — | 4 | — | 4 |
| Made in Japan, Rev-A - Round SOQ, USA Code | — | 6 | — | 6 |
PSA Pop by Condition
PSA tracks Rad Racer 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 8 variants PSA recognizes for this title.
Loose Cartridge
PSA hasn’t graded any loose copies of Rad Racer for Nintendo NES yet.
Complete in Box (CIB)
Total graded: 42
| Variant | Pop | Grade Breakdown |
|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan, No Rev-A - Daytime Screenshots | 23 | 9.4: 1 · 9.2: 1 · 9.0: 2 · 8.5: 4 · 8.0: 4 · 7.5: 4 · 7.0: 1 · 6.5: 2 · <6.5: 4 |
| Made in Japan, No Rev-A - Revised Screenshots | 1 | 9.0: 1 |
| Made in Japan, Rev-A - Oval SOQ TM - 1989 | 7 | 9.4: 1 · 7.5: 4 · 7.0: 2 |
| Made in Japan, Rev-A - Round SOQ | 1 | 8.0: 1 |
| Made in Japan, Rev-A - Round SOQ, No Code | 4 | 8.0: 1 · 7.5: 2 · 6.5: 1 |
| Made in Japan, Rev-A - Round SOQ, USA Code | 6 | 8.5: 1 · 8.0: 2 · 7.5: 1 · 7.0: 1 · 6.5: 1 |
PSA has not graded the following variants in this condition: Made in Japan, Hangtab - Gloss Sticker - Distributed by Mattel, Canadian Version · Made in Japan, Rev-A - Oval SOQ TM - 1987.
Factory Sealed
Total graded: 40
Sealed summary by variant:
| Variant | Total Pop | Top Numeric Grade | Best Seal Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan, Hangtab - Gloss Sticker - Distributed by Mattel, Canadian Version | 4 | 9.6 | A+ |
| Made in Japan, No Rev-A - Daytime Screenshots | 2 | 8.0 | A+ |
| Made in Japan, No Rev-A - Revised Screenshots | 2 | 9.2 | A+ |
| Made in Japan, Rev-A - Oval SOQ TM - 1987 | 6 | 9.4 | A+ |
| Made in Japan, Rev-A - Oval SOQ TM - 1989 | 16 | 9.8 | A++ |
| Made in Japan, Rev-A - Round SOQ | 10 | 9.4 | 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 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9.6 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 |
| 9.4 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 |
| 9.2 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 7 |
| 9.0 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 6 |
| 8.5 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 |
| 8.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 7.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| <6.5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 40 |
Per-variant grade × seal matrices
Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.
Made in Japan, Hangtab - Gloss Sticker - Distributed by Mattel, Canadian Version (4 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | A | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 9.4 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Made in Japan, No Rev-A - Daytime Screenshots (2 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 8.0 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | A | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.0 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 6.5 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Made in Japan, No Rev-A - Revised Screenshots (2 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.2 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | A | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 9.0 | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Made in Japan, Rev-A - Oval SOQ TM - 1987 (6 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.4 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | A | B+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.4 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 |
| 9.2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Made in Japan, Rev-A - Oval SOQ TM - 1989 (16 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| 9.4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 9.2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| 9.0 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 8.5 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 4 |
| 8.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 |
Made in Japan, Rev-A - Round SOQ (10 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.4 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | A | B+ | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.4 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 9.0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| 8.0 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| <6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
PSA has not graded the following variants in this condition: Made in Japan, Rev-A - Round SOQ, No Code · Made in Japan, Rev-A - 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: $8.97
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Complete in Box (CIB): $46
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Sealed: $498
All 8 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 Rad Racer 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 Mid Production) | CGC 9.8 A+ | Last sale $17,500 | May 24, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Daytime Screenshots First Production) | WATA 8.0 A+ | Last sale $6,875 | Nov 22, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Hangtab Gloss Sticker Canadian Version) | VGA 85+ | Last sale $1,625 | Mar 28, 2026 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production) | CGC 9.2 A+ | Last sale $1,500 | Sep 17, 2024 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm C 1987 Later Production) | WATA 9.2 A+ | Last sale $1,188 | Aug 23, 2025 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production) | WATA 8.5 B | Last sale $450 | Jul 30, 2024 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production Indiana Collection) | WATA 9.4 A+ | Last sale $6,600 | Apr 5, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Rev A Round Soq Mid Production) | WATA 9.4 B+ | Last sale $5,520 | Sep 29, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production the Plattsburgh Collection) | WATA 9.6 A | Last sale $4,320 | Nov 5, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Production) | WATA 9.6 A | Last sale $4,200 | Oct 29, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.4 A+ | Last sale $3,480 | Oct 11, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Later Release) | WATA 9.2 A+ | Last sale $2,880 | Sep 13, 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 35 Heritage sale records
| Date | Sold For | Grader / Grade | Format | Variant Notes | Source |
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| Mar 28, 2026 | $1,625 | VGA 85+ | Factory sealed | Hangtab Gloss Sticker Canadian Version | Lot 7452-28156 |
| Nov 22, 2025 | $6,875 | WATA 8.0 A+ | Factory sealed | Daytime Screenshots First Production | Lot 7428-28032 |
| Nov 11, 2025 | $99 | WATA 7.5 | CIB | Oval Soq Tm C 1987 Later Production | Lot 312545-67013 |
| Aug 23, 2025 | $1,188 | WATA 9.2 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm C 1987 Later Production | Lot 7416-28145 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | $750 | WATA 8.5 | CIB | No Rev A Round Soq Mid Production | Lot 312532-67017 |
| May 24, 2025 | $17,500 | CGC 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Mid Production | Lot 7415-28033 |
| Sep 17, 2024 | $1,500 | CGC 9.2 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312438-68007 |
| Jul 30, 2024 | $450 | WATA 8.5 B | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312431-70010 |
| Feb 8, 2024 | $288 | CGC 9.0 | CIB | Daytime Screenshots First Production | Lot 44235-79087 |
| Feb 6, 2024 | $84 | WATA 7.5 | CIB | No Rev A Round Soq Mid Production | Lot 312406-66009 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | $264 | CGC 9.0 | CIB | Rev A Round Soq Mid Production | Lot 44206-79077 |
| Jul 11, 2023 | $1,920 | WATA 9.2 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312328-67011 |
| May 30, 2023 | $720 | CGC 8.5 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312322-70022 |
| Mar 21, 2023 | $192 | CGC 6.0 B+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312312-68058 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | $180 | WATA 7.5 | CIB | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312309-69059 |
| Jan 10, 2023 | $1,920 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production the Plattsburgh Collection | Lot 312302-67044 |
| Nov 5, 2022 | $4,320 | WATA 9.6 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production the Plattsburgh Collection | Lot 7290-29060 |
| Oct 11, 2022 | $3,480 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312241-67047 |
| Sep 29, 2022 | $5,520 | WATA 9.4 B+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Mid Production | Lot 44172-80052 |
| Jun 14, 2022 | $2,040 | WATA 8.0 B | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Mid Production | Lot 312224-67048 |
| May 17, 2022 | $84 | WATA 7.0 | CIB | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312220-68025 |
| Mar 22, 2022 | $192 | WATA 7.5 | CIB | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 312212-69044 |
| Feb 22, 2022 | $1,440 | WATA 7.5 B+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Mid Production | Lot 312208-69043 |
| Jan 11, 2022 | $228 | WATA 7.5 | CIB | Rev A Round Soq Mid Production | Lot 312202-67023 |
| Dec 9, 2021 | $1,680 | WATA 8.5 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 44151-79054 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | $1,920 | WATA 8.5 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 7263-29075 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | $4,200 | WATA 9.6 A | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production | Lot 7263-28060 |
| Sep 28, 2021 | $1,380 | WATA 7.5 B+ | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Revised Screenshots | Lot 312139-69022 |
| Sep 14, 2021 | $2,640 | WATA 8.0 B | Factory sealed | Rev A Round Soq Revised Screenshots | Lot 312137-67046 |
| Apr 13, 2021 | $240 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Round Soq Tm PAL Version | Lot 312115-67038 |
| Apr 5, 2021 | $6,600 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Production Indiana Collection | Lot 7242-97093 |
| Feb 1, 2021 | $132 | WATA 7.0 | CIB | No Rev A Round Soq Daytime Variant | Lot 122105-12046 |
| Nov 16, 2020 | $408 | WATA 7.5 | CIB | No Rev A Round Soq Daytime Variant | Lot 122046-15824 |
| Sep 13, 2020 | $2,880 | WATA 9.2 A+ | Factory sealed | Oval Soq Tm Later Release | Lot 7234-97092 |
| Aug 24, 2020 | $156 | WATA 7.5 | CIB | No Rev A Round Soq Daytime Variant | Lot 122034-17804 |
Listings
Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Rad Racer 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 Rad Racer Matters for Grading
Rad Racer is one of the more heavily-graded Nintendo NES titles, with 82 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-to-loose price ratio is roughly 55× — sealed copies trade at $498 while loose carts move around $8.97. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees. Because PSA tracks 8 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 Rad Racer Nintendo NES worth grading?
Yes for clean, top-condition copies. Rad Racer has a healthy 82-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 Rad Racer?
PSA tracks 42 graded CIB copies of Rad Racer 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 Rad Racer?
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 Rad Racer?
PSA recognizes 8 distinct production variants of Rad Racer 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.