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Breath of Fire IV (PS1): PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-06-13 · Updated 2026-06-13 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 41 Breath of Fire IV PlayStation copies on record — 41 sealed. PSA tracks 2 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. Sealed copies trade in the $249 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Breath of Fire IV on PlayStation — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $55
CIB
POP 0
Market: $121
Sealed
POP 41
Market: $249

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Breath of Fire IV, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Made in USA 40 40
Made in USA, French Inserts Included 1 1

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Breath of Fire IV 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 Breath of Fire IV for PlayStation yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

PSA hasn’t graded any cib copies of Breath of Fire IV for PlayStation yet.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 41

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in USA 40 9.8 A++
Made in USA, French Inserts Included 1 9.8 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+ Total
9.8 3 12 1 16
9.6 2 13 3 18
9.4 1 1
9.0 1 1
8.5 2 1 3
8.0 1 1
7.0 1 1
Total 5 29 5 2 41

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

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

Made in USA (40 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ A B+ Total
9.8 3 11 1 15
9.6 2 13 3 18
9.4 1 1
9.0 1 1
8.5 2 1 3
8.0 1 1
7.0 1 1
Total 5 28 5 2 40
Made in USA, French Inserts Included (1 sealed pop)

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

Grade A+ Total
9.8 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 Breath of Fire IV on PlayStation. 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 CGC 9.9 A++ Last sale $1,062 Jun 26, 2025 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $400 Dec 18, 2025 1
Factory sealed (UPC Punched) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $300 Mar 24, 2026 1
Factory sealed (Famitsu Hall of Fame Sticker) VGA 85 Last sale $179 May 5, 2026 1
Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) WATA 9.8 A Last sale $780 Sep 7, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $504 Dec 15, 2022 1

Sale records:

View all 6 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
May 5, 2026 $179 VGA 85 Factory sealed Famitsu Hall of Fame Sticker Lot 312618-66050
Mar 24, 2026 $300 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed UPC Punched Lot 312612-69045
Dec 18, 2025 $400 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Lot 44338-80004
Jun 26, 2025 $1,062 CGC 9.9 A++ Factory sealed Lot 44314-80009
Dec 15, 2022 $504 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 44174-79010
Sep 7, 2021 $780 WATA 9.8 A Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312136-66089

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Breath of Fire IV on PlayStation. “Sold” pulls completed/sold listings (use this for price research). “Listings” pulls current active listings (use this to find a copy to buy).

Why Breath of Fire IV Matters for Grading

With 41 PSA-graded copies on record, Breath of Fire IV sits in the mid-rarity tier for PlayStation — 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 4× the loose price ($249 vs $55). 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 Breath of Fire IV PlayStation worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (41) outweighs CIB and loose for Breath of Fire IV, 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 Breath of Fire IV?

PSA tracks 41 graded sealed copies of Breath of Fire IV for PlayStation. 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 Breath of Fire IV?

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 Breath of Fire IV?

PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Breath of Fire IV on PlayStation. 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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