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Castlevania Chronicles (PS1): PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-06-13 · Updated 2026-06-13 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 42 Castlevania Chronicles PlayStation copies on record — 42 sealed. Sealed copies trade in the $260 range. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Castlevania Chronicles on PlayStation — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $99
CIB
POP 0
Market: $191
Sealed
POP 42
Market: $260

Quick Facts

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Castlevania Chronicles 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 1 variant PSA recognizes for this title.

Loose Cartridge

PSA hasn’t graded any loose copies of Castlevania Chronicles for PlayStation yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

PSA hasn’t graded any cib copies of Castlevania Chronicles for PlayStation yet.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 42

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in USA 42 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+ NS Total
9.8 8 11 2 2 23
9.6 1 5 2 1 9
9.4 2 1 3
8.5 1 1
8.0 2 2 4
7.0 1 1 2
Total 9 20 7 5 1 42

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).

Heritage Graded Sales

Heritage Auctions sold results below are real auction transactions for Castlevania Chronicles 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 VGA 90+ Last sale $625 Dec 5, 2024 1
Factory sealed CGC 9.8 A++ Last sale $575 Jun 26, 2025 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $475 Sep 3, 2024 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $438 Dec 18, 2025 1
Factory sealed (UPC Punched) CGC 8.0 A+ Last sale $119 Aug 6, 2024 1
Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) WATA 9.8 A++ Last sale $1,320 Oct 4, 2022 1
Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) WATA 9.8 A Last sale $1,320 Jul 20, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $930 May 31, 2022 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.8 A++ Last sale $900 May 3, 2020 1
Factory sealed CGC 9.8 A Last sale $612 Mar 26, 2024 1
Factory sealed VGA 85+ Last sale $504 Dec 14, 2023 1
Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) WATA 9.6 A Last sale $468 Aug 16, 2022 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 14 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Dec 18, 2025 $438 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Lot 44338-80005
Jun 26, 2025 $575 CGC 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 44314-80013
Dec 5, 2024 $625 VGA 90+ Factory sealed Lot 44282-79002
Sep 3, 2024 $475 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Lot 312436-66053
Aug 6, 2024 $119 CGC 8.0 A+ Factory sealed UPC Punched Lot 312432-66043
Mar 26, 2024 $612 CGC 9.8 A Factory sealed Lot 312413-69051
Dec 14, 2023 $504 VGA 85+ Factory sealed Lot 44225-79009
Jan 17, 2023 $288 WATA 9.6 B+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312303-68142
Oct 4, 2022 $1,320 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312240-66101
Aug 16, 2022 $468 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312233-68147
May 31, 2022 $930 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312222-70118
Dec 28, 2021 $396 WATA 8.5 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312152-69064
Jul 20, 2021 $1,320 WATA 9.8 A Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312129-68081
May 3, 2020 $900 WATA 9.8 A++ Factory sealed Lot 7229-97266

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Castlevania Chronicles 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 Castlevania Chronicles Matters for Grading

With 42 PSA-graded copies on record, Castlevania Chronicles 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Castlevania Chronicles PlayStation worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (42) outweighs CIB and loose for Castlevania Chronicles, 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 Castlevania Chronicles?

PSA tracks 42 graded sealed copies of Castlevania Chronicles 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 Castlevania Chronicles?

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 Castlevania Chronicles?

PSA’s database currently shows one tracked variant for Castlevania Chronicles on PlayStation. That doesn’t mean only one variant exists — production codes that haven’t been submitted yet won’t appear on the census. Check the back of your cartridge for production-location markings (“Made in Japan”, “Made in Mexico”) and the box for ESRB-rating placement to identify your specific variant.

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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