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Super Spike V'Ball 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 45 Super Spike V’Ball Nintendo NES copies on record — 3 CIB, 42 sealed. PSA tracks 2 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $120 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Super Spike V’Ball on Nintendo NES — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $6.99
CIB
POP 3
Market: $29
Sealed
POP 42
Market: $120

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Super Spike V’Ball, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Made in Japan 3 41 44
Made in Japan, 1 to 4 Players Sticker 1 1

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Super Spike V’Ball 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 Super Spike V’Ball for Nintendo NES yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

Total graded: 3

Variant Pop Grade Breakdown
Made in Japan 3 8.5: 1 · 8.0: 2

PSA has not graded the following variant in this condition: Made in Japan, 1 to 4 Players Sticker.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 42

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan 41 9.8 A+
Made in Japan, 1 to 4 Players 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 B+ B Total
9.8 2 2
9.6 3 4 7
9.4 6 3 9
9.2 1 4 1 6
9.0 1 2 3
8.5 1 4 2 7
8.0 1 1
7.5 1 2 3
6.5 1 1 2
<6.5 1 1 2
Total 14 19 8 1 42

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.

Made in Japan (41 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A+ A B+ B Total
9.8 2 2
9.6 3 3 6
9.4 6 3 9
9.2 1 4 1 6
9.0 1 2 3
8.5 1 4 2 7
8.0 1 1
7.5 1 2 3
6.5 1 1 2
<6.5 1 1 2
Total 14 18 8 1 41
Made in Japan, 1 to 4 Players Sticker (1 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).

Grade A Total
9.6 1 1
Total 1 1

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).

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 Super Spike V’Ball 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 Faces Logo) WATA 9.4 A+ $175-$238 range Jun 17, 2025 2
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Faces Logo) WATA 8.5 A Last sale $150 Sep 23, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $1,560 Jun 1, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Faces Logo) WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $840 Mar 21, 2024 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Faces Logo the Indiana Collection) VGA 90 Last sale $528 Feb 9, 2023 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.2 A+ $408-$480 range Aug 24, 2020 2
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.6 A 2 comps, wide spread $192-$432 May 30, 2023 2
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.4 A+ $256-$408 range Jan 3, 2023 2
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm) WATA 9.4 A Last sale $384 Nov 22, 2020 1
Factory sealed (Oval Soq Tm Small Faces 4 Player Sticker) WATA 9.6 A Last sale $312 Nov 22, 2022 1
Factory sealed WATA 8.5 B+ Last sale $264 Aug 10, 2020 1
Factory sealed WATA 8.5 A+ Last sale $216 Jul 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 20 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Sep 23, 2025 $150 WATA 8.5 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Faces Logo Lot 312538-69025
Jun 17, 2025 $238 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Faces Logo Lot 312524-68022
Jun 3, 2025 $175 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Faces Logo Lot 312522-66012
Mar 21, 2024 $840 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Faces Logo Lot 44238-79048
Feb 8, 2024 $94 WATA 8.5 CIB Oval Soq Tm Faces Logo Promotional Copy NFR Lot 44235-79112
May 30, 2023 $192 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312322-70026
Mar 7, 2023 $84 WATA 6.5 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Faces Logo Lot 312310-66040
Feb 9, 2023 $528 VGA 90 Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Faces Logo the Indiana Collection Lot 44176-80067
Jan 3, 2023 $256 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312301-66033
Nov 22, 2022 $312 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Small Faces 4 Player Sticker Lot 312247-69041
Mar 15, 2022 $180 WATA 6.5 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312211-68052
Jun 22, 2021 $408 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312125-69057
Jun 1, 2021 $1,560 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 312122-66046
Nov 30, 2020 $432 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 122048-19661
Nov 22, 2020 $384 WATA 9.4 A Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 7236-97131
Nov 9, 2020 $132 WATA 7.5 B+ Factory sealed Oval Soq Tm Lot 122045-13795
Aug 24, 2020 $408 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed Lot 122034-17810
Aug 10, 2020 $264 WATA 8.5 B+ Factory sealed Lot 122032-13792
Jul 13, 2020 $216 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed Lot 122028-13835
Mar 23, 2020 $480 WATA 9.2 A+ Factory sealed Lot 122012-17858

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Super Spike V’Ball 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 Super Spike V’Ball Matters for Grading

With 45 PSA-graded copies on record, Super Spike V’Ball sits in the mid-rarity tier for Nintendo NES — graded copies surface periodically on eBay but command meaningful premiums over raw. The sealed condition dominates submissions (42 of 45, ~93%) — a strong signal that’s where most collector value sits for this title. The sealed-to-loose price ratio is roughly 17× — sealed copies trade at $120 while loose carts move around $6.99. That spread means a fresh sealed find is the move; raw cart flips have thinner margins after grading fees. 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 Super Spike V’Ball Nintendo NES worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (42) outweighs CIB and loose for Super Spike V’Ball, 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 Super Spike V’Ball?

PSA tracks 42 graded sealed copies of Super Spike V’Ball 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 Super Spike V’Ball?

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 Super Spike V’Ball?

PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Super Spike V’Ball 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.

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