Crash Bandicoot (PS1): PSA Pop Report & Prices
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PSA has graded 63 Crash Bandicoot PlayStation copies on record — 63 sealed. PSA tracks 3 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for Crash Bandicoot on PlayStation — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.
Quick Facts
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Title: Crash Bandicoot
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Console: PlayStation
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Variants tracked by PSA: 3
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Total PSA-graded copies: 63 (Loose: 0 · CIB: 0 · Sealed: 63)
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PriceCharting market data: not yet matched
Variant Comparison
PSA recognizes 3 distinct production variants of Crash Bandicoot, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.
| Variant | Loose Pop | CIB Pop | Sealed Pop | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made in USA | — | — | 22 | 22 |
| Made in USA, Greatest Hits - “Printed” Text | — | — | 37 | 37 |
| Made in USA, Greatest Hits - “Printed” Text Omitted | — | — | 4 | 4 |
PSA Pop by Condition
PSA tracks Crash Bandicoot 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 3 variants PSA recognizes for this title.
Loose Cartridge
PSA hasn’t graded any loose copies of Crash Bandicoot for PlayStation yet.
Complete in Box (CIB)
PSA hasn’t graded any cib copies of Crash Bandicoot for PlayStation yet.
Factory Sealed
Total graded: 63
Sealed summary by variant:
| Variant | Total Pop | Top Numeric Grade | Best Seal Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made in USA | 22 | 9.6 | A++ |
| Made in USA, Greatest Hits - “Printed” Text | 37 | 9.8 | A++ |
| Made in USA, Greatest Hits - “Printed” Text Omitted | 4 | 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+ | B | C+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 16 |
| 9.6 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 18 |
| 9.4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 |
| 9.2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 8.5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 8.0 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| 7.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| 7.0 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| <6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Total | 5 | 31 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 63 |
Per-variant grade × seal matrices
Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.
Made in USA (22 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.6 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 9.4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 8 |
| 9.2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 8.0 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 3 |
| 7.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 |
| 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| <6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 1 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 |
Made in USA, Greatest Hits - "Printed" Text (37 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | C+ | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 13 |
| 9.6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | 14 |
| 9.4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9.2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 8.5 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 |
| 8.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 37 |
Made in USA, Greatest Hits - "Printed" Text Omitted (4 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A+ | A | Total |
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| 9.8 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.6 | — | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Current Market Prices
PriceCharting hasn’t matched a catalog entry for Crash Bandicoot on PlayStation yet — typically a sign of very-low-circulation regional editions or a variant PSA tracks but the wider market hasn’t indexed. Use the eBay sold-comps links below to check recent transactions directly.
Heritage Graded Sales
Heritage Auctions sold results below are real auction transactions for Crash Bandicoot 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 |
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| Factory sealed | WATA 9.4 A+ | Median $13,750 | Nov 22, 2025 | 3 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.4 A | $7,500-$8,400 range | Mar 28, 2026 | 2 |
| Factory sealed (Greatest Hits Printed Text Later Production) | WATA 9.8 A++ | Last sale $350 | Jun 9, 2026 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Sony Security Label Pixel ESRB First Production) | WATA 9.4 A+ | Last sale $48,000 | Mar 17, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Pixel ESRB First Production) | WATA 9.4 A | Last sale $48,000 | Jul 11, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Sony Security Label Pixel ESRB First Production) | WATA 9.2 A+ | Last sale $31,200 | Apr 22, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) | WATA 9.2 A+ | Last sale $19,200 | Jan 20, 2023 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Sony Security Label Pixel ESRB First Production) | WATA 8.0 A+ | $11,100-$19,200 range | Apr 23, 2022 | 2 |
| Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) | WATA 9.4 A+ | Last sale $16,800 | Nov 4, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) | VGA 90 | Last sale $14,400 | Aug 7, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Pixel ESRB First Production) | WATA 8.0 B+ | Last sale $9,300 | Jul 11, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 7.5 A | Last sale $1,500 | Dec 14, 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 18 Heritage sale records
| Date | Sold For | Grader / Grade | Format | Variant Notes | Source |
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| Jun 9, 2026 | $350 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Greatest Hits Printed Text Later Production | Lot 312623-67041 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | $7,500 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | — | Lot 7452-28110 |
| Nov 22, 2025 | $13,750 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 7428-28098 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | $8,400 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | — | Lot 7359-28119 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | $1,200 | CGC 7.5 B | Factory sealed | — | Lot 7359-28276 |
| Dec 14, 2023 | $1,500 | WATA 7.5 A | Factory sealed | — | Lot 44225-79017 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | $10,200 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 7349-28127 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | $13,800 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 7307-28148 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | $264 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Greatest Hits Printed Text Later Production | Lot 312309-69167 |
| Jan 20, 2023 | $19,200 | WATA 9.2 A+ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label | Lot 7348-28103 |
| Nov 4, 2022 | $16,800 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label | Lot 7290-28155 |
| Aug 7, 2022 | $14,400 | VGA 90 | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label | Lot 7288-28179 |
| Apr 23, 2022 | $11,100 | WATA 8.0 A+ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label Pixel ESRB First Production | Lot 7286-29185 |
| Apr 22, 2022 | $31,200 | WATA 9.2 A+ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label Pixel ESRB First Production | Lot 7286-28173 |
| Mar 17, 2022 | $48,000 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label Pixel ESRB First Production | Lot 41163-79093 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | $19,200 | WATA 8.0 A+ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label Pixel ESRB First Production | Lot 7263-29303 |
| Jul 11, 2021 | $48,000 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | Pixel ESRB First Production | Lot 7261-28162 |
| Jul 11, 2021 | $9,300 | WATA 8.0 B+ | Factory sealed | Pixel ESRB First Production | Lot 7261-28163 |
Listings
Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Crash Bandicoot 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 Crash Bandicoot Matters for Grading
Crash Bandicoot is one of the more heavily-graded PlayStation titles, with 63 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. 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. Because PSA tracks 3 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 Crash Bandicoot PlayStation worth grading?
Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (63) outweighs CIB and loose for Crash Bandicoot, 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 Crash Bandicoot?
PSA tracks 63 graded sealed copies of Crash Bandicoot 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 Crash Bandicoot?
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 Crash Bandicoot?
PSA recognizes 3 distinct production variants of Crash Bandicoot 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.
Related Resources
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PlayStation Game Library — every variant PSA tracks for this console, with pop + price per condition tier (loose, CIB, sealed).
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Retro Video Game Collecting — pillar with broader strategy, market dynamics, and grading economics.