NHL Blades of Steel 2000 (PS1): PSA Pop Report & Prices
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PSA has graded 35 NHL Blades of Steel 2000 PlayStation copies on record — 35 sealed. PSA tracks 2 distinct production variants separately because they’re priced differently by collectors. This page is the per-game pop + price + grading reference for NHL Blades of Steel 2000 on PlayStation — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.
Quick Facts
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Title: NHL Blades of Steel 2000
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Console: PlayStation
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Variants tracked by PSA: 2
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Total PSA-graded copies: 35 (Loose: 0 · CIB: 0 · Sealed: 35)
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PriceCharting market data: available
Variant Comparison
PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of NHL Blades of Steel 2000, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.
| Variant | Loose Pop | CIB Pop | Sealed Pop | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Made in USA | — | — | 34 | 34 |
PSA Pop by Condition
PSA tracks NHL Blades of Steel 2000 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 NHL Blades of Steel 2000 for PlayStation yet.
Complete in Box (CIB)
PSA hasn’t graded any cib copies of NHL Blades of Steel 2000 for PlayStation yet.
Factory Sealed
Total graded: 35
Sealed summary by variant:
| Variant | Total Pop | Top Numeric Grade | Best Seal Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made in Japan | 1 | 8.5 | B+ |
| Made in USA | 34 | 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 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 9.6 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 18 |
| 9.4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 8.5 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 8.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 35 |
Per-variant grade × seal matrices
Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.
Made in Japan (1 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 8.5 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | B+ | Total |
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| 8.5 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 1 | 1 |
Made in USA (34 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | NS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 10 |
| 9.6 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | 18 |
| 9.4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 8.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 8.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 34 |
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: $8.05
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Complete in Box (CIB): $12
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Sealed: $46
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 NHL Blades of Steel 2000 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 (Sony Security Label) | WATA 9.8 A++ | Last sale $216 | Sep 1, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.8 A++ | $119-$139 range | May 2, 2023 | 2 |
| Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) | WATA 9.6 A+ | Median $129 | Nov 15, 2022 | 5 |
| Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) | WATA 9.8 A+ | Last sale $124 | Jul 20, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) | WATA 9.4 A+ | Last sale $124 | May 31, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) | WATA 9.6 A | Last sale $104 | Dec 20, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.8 A+ | Median $72 | May 30, 2023 | 6 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.6 A++ | $55-$66 range | Dec 12, 2023 | 2 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 9.6 A+ | Median $63 | Sep 5, 2023 | 6 |
| Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) | WATA 9.4 A | Last sale $55 | Sep 27, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Nhl Hologram Sticker) | WATA 9.6 A | Last sale $51 | Apr 18, 2023 | 1 |
| Factory sealed | WATA 7.0 A | Last sale $49 | May 16, 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 32 Heritage sale records
| Date | Sold For | Grader / Grade | Format | Variant Notes | Source |
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| Jan 16, 2024 | $41 | WATA 9.6 B+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312403-68075 |
| Dec 12, 2023 | $66 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312350-67084 |
| Nov 7, 2023 | $55 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312345-66074 |
| Sep 5, 2023 | $38 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312336-66086 |
| Jul 18, 2023 | $69 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312329-68094 |
| Jun 13, 2023 | $41 | WATA 9.6 B+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312324-67091 |
| May 30, 2023 | $180 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312322-70105 |
| May 16, 2023 | $49 | WATA 7.0 A | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312320-68117 |
| May 2, 2023 | $119 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312318-66156 |
| Apr 18, 2023 | $51 | WATA 9.6 A | Factory sealed | Nhl Hologram Sticker | Lot 312316-68123 |
| Apr 11, 2023 | $71 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312315-67118 |
| Apr 11, 2023 | $30 | WATA 8.0 NS | New / no seal | — | Lot 312315-67119 |
| Apr 4, 2023 | $57 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312314-66141 |
| Mar 21, 2023 | $65 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312312-68171 |
| Mar 7, 2023 | $94 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312310-66141 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | $69 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312309-69181 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | $45 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312309-69182 |
| Feb 21, 2023 | $77 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312308-68158 |
| Feb 7, 2023 | $73 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312306-66151 |
| Jan 31, 2023 | $89 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312305-70151 |
| Jan 24, 2023 | $139 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | — | Lot 312304-69161 |
| Dec 20, 2022 | $104 | WATA 9.6 A | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label | Lot 312251-68171 |
| Nov 15, 2022 | $84 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label | Lot 312246-68191 |
| Nov 8, 2022 | $104 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label | Lot 312245-67170 |
| Sep 27, 2022 | $55 | WATA 9.4 A | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label | Lot 312239-69113 |
| Sep 13, 2022 | $34 | WATA 8.5 A+ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label | Lot 312237-67138 |
| Sep 1, 2022 | $216 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label | Lot 44168-79129 |
| Jul 20, 2022 | $124 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label | Lot 312229-68129 |
| Jul 5, 2022 | $129 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label | Lot 312227-66126 |
| Jun 14, 2022 | $165 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label | Lot 312224-67143 |
| May 31, 2022 | $124 | WATA 9.4 A+ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label | Lot 312222-70125 |
| Apr 26, 2022 | $408 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label | Lot 312217-69097 |
Listings
Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to NHL Blades of Steel 2000 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 NHL Blades of Steel 2000 Matters for Grading
With 35 PSA-graded copies on record, NHL Blades of Steel 2000 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 5× the loose price ($46 vs $8.05). 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 NHL Blades of Steel 2000 PlayStation worth grading?
Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (35) outweighs CIB and loose for NHL Blades of Steel 2000, 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 NHL Blades of Steel 2000?
PSA tracks 35 graded sealed copies of NHL Blades of Steel 2000 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 NHL Blades of Steel 2000?
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 NHL Blades of Steel 2000?
PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of NHL Blades of Steel 2000 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.