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Spyro The Dragon (PS1): PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-06-13 · Updated 2026-06-13 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 73 Spyro The Dragon PlayStation copies on record — 73 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 Spyro The Dragon on PlayStation — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $12
CIB
POP 0
Market: $20
Sealed
POP 73
Market: $51

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 3 distinct production variants of Spyro The Dragon, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Made in USA, Golden Dragon Sweepstakes 39 39
Made in USA, Greatest Hits 16 16
Made in USA, No Golden Dragon Sweepstakes 18 18

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Spyro The Dragon 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 Spyro The Dragon for PlayStation yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

PSA hasn’t graded any cib copies of Spyro The Dragon for PlayStation yet.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 73

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in USA, Golden Dragon Sweepstakes 39 9.6 A+
Made in USA, Greatest Hits 16 9.8 A++
Made in USA, No Golden Dragon Sweepstakes 18 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 NS Total
9.8 1 7 3 11
9.6 13 6 5 1 25
9.4 1 5 4 2 12
9.2 1 1 2
9.0 1 1
8.5 2 1 3
8.0 1 5 3 9
7.5 1 2 1 4
7.0 1 2 1 4
6.5 1 1 2
Total 3 27 23 15 4 1 73

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

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

Made in USA, Golden Dragon Sweepstakes (39 sealed pop)

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

Grade A+ A B+ B Total
9.6 9 3 4 1 17
9.4 4 3 1 8
9.2 1 1
8.5 2 2
8.0 5 2 7
7.5 1 1 2
7.0 2 2
Total 13 14 10 2 39
Made in USA, Greatest Hits (16 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ A B+ B Total
9.8 1 5 3 9
9.6 1 1 2
9.2 1 1
7.5 1 1 2
7.0 1 1
6.5 1 1
Total 1 6 5 2 2 16
Made in USA, No Golden Dragon Sweepstakes (18 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ A B+ NS Total
9.8 2 2
9.6 4 2 6
9.4 1 1 1 1 4
9.0 1 1
8.5 1 1
8.0 1 1 2
7.0 1 1
6.5 1 1
Total 2 8 4 3 1 18

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 3 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 Spyro The Dragon 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 (Golden Dragon Sweepstakes First Production) VGA 85+ Last sale $5,500 Jul 25, 2024 1
Factory sealed (Golden Dragon Sweepstakes First Production) WATA 9.6 A+ Median $4,500 Mar 28, 2026 3
Factory sealed (No Sweepstakes Mid Production) CGC 9.6 A+ $1,188-$2,125 range Dec 5, 2024 2
Factory sealed (No Sweepstakes Mid Production) CGC 9.6 B+ Last sale $938 Oct 22, 2024 1
Factory sealed (No Sweepstakes Mid Production) CGC 9.6 B Last sale $375 Dec 17, 2024 1
Factory sealed (No Sweepstakes Mid Production) CGC 8.5 A+ Median $350 May 6, 2025 3
Factory sealed (No Sweepstakes Mid Production) CGC 8.0 A Last sale $300 Mar 18, 2025 1
Factory sealed (Sweepstakes Ad Sony Security Label First Production) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $31,200 Jul 11, 2021 1
Factory sealed (No Sweepstakes Sony Security Label Mid Production) WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $17,400 Apr 5, 2021 1
Factory sealed (Sweepstakes Ad Sony Security Label First Production) WATA 9.6 A 2 comps, wide spread $3,840-$9,600 Nov 4, 2022 2
Factory sealed (Sweepstakes Ad Sony Security Label First Production) WATA 9.4 A 2 comps, wide spread $2,040-$8,700 Nov 5, 2022 2
Factory sealed (Sweepstakes Ad Sony Security Label First Production) WATA 9.4 A+ Last sale $8,400 Oct 29, 2021 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 33 Heritage sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Mar 28, 2026 $4,500 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Golden Dragon Sweepstakes First Production Lot 7452-28117
May 6, 2025 $350 CGC 8.5 A+ Factory sealed No Sweepstakes Mid Production Lot 312518-66080
Mar 18, 2025 $300 CGC 8.0 A Factory sealed No Sweepstakes Mid Production Lot 312511-68062
Feb 25, 2025 $262 CGC 8.5 A+ Factory sealed No Sweepstakes Mid Production Lot 312508-69060
Jan 21, 2025 $462 CGC 8.5 A+ Factory sealed No Sweepstakes Mid Production Lot 312503-68053
Dec 17, 2024 $375 CGC 9.6 B Factory sealed No Sweepstakes Mid Production Lot 312451-68059
Dec 5, 2024 $1,188 CGC 9.6 A+ Factory sealed No Sweepstakes Mid Production Lot 44282-79036
Oct 22, 2024 $938 CGC 9.6 B+ Factory sealed No Sweepstakes Mid Production Lot 312443-69069
Oct 8, 2024 $2,125 CGC 9.6 A+ Factory sealed No Sweepstakes Mid Production Lot 312441-67067
Aug 24, 2024 $4,000 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Golden Dragon Sweepstakes First Production Lot 7378-28100
Jul 25, 2024 $5,500 VGA 85+ Factory sealed Golden Dragon Sweepstakes First Production Lot 44262-80067
May 25, 2024 $5,000 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Golden Dragon Sweepstakes First Production Lot 7372-28111
Feb 13, 2024 $1,200 CGC 9.4 B+ Factory sealed Golden Dragon Sweepstakes First Production Lot 312407-67053
Nov 4, 2023 $2,520 CGC 9.8 A+ Factory sealed No Sweepstakes Mid Production Lot 7350-28106
Jul 28, 2023 $4,080 CGC 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Sweepstakes First Production Lot 7349-28343
May 2, 2023 $61 WATA 9.2 B Factory sealed Greatest Hits Later Production Lot 312318-66161
Feb 28, 2023 $528 WATA 7.5 A Factory sealed Sweepstakes Ad First Production Promotional Copy Hole Drilled Lot 312309-69186
Feb 21, 2023 $312 CGC 7.0 B+ Factory sealed Lot 312308-68162
Feb 21, 2023 $51 WATA 6.5 B+ Factory sealed Greatest Hits Later Production Hole Drilled Lot 312308-68163
Feb 7, 2023 $312 WATA 6.5 A+ Factory sealed No Sweepstakes Mid Production Lot 312306-66156
Nov 5, 2022 $2,040 WATA 9.4 A Factory sealed Sweepstakes Ad Sony Security Label First Production Lot 7290-29192
Nov 4, 2022 $3,840 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed Sweepstakes Ad Sony Security Label First Production Lot 7290-28160
Aug 7, 2022 $9,600 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed Sweepstakes Ad Sony Security Label First Production Lot 7288-28194
Jan 28, 2022 $4,560 WATA 9.4 A++ Factory sealed No Sweepstakes Sony Security Label Mid Production Lot 7284-28129
Jan 28, 2022 $2,880 WATA 9.6 B Factory sealed Sweepstakes Ad Sony Security Label First Production Lot 7284-28128
Dec 14, 2021 $660 WATA 7.0 B+ Factory sealed Drill Hole Promotional Copy First Production Lot 312150-67066
Oct 29, 2021 $8,400 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Sweepstakes Ad Sony Security Label First Production Lot 7263-28235
Oct 12, 2021 $8,700 WATA 9.4 A Factory sealed Sweepstakes Ad Sony Security Label First Production Lot 312141-67097
Jul 13, 2021 $2,640 WATA 8.5 B+ Factory sealed No Sweepstakes Sony Security Label Mid Production Lot 312128-67085
Jul 11, 2021 $31,200 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Sweepstakes Ad Sony Security Label First Production Lot 7261-28169
Apr 5, 2021 $17,400 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed No Sweepstakes Sony Security Label Mid Production Lot 7242-93089
Apr 5, 2021 $3,840 WATA 8.0 A Factory sealed Drill Hole Promotional Copy First Production Lot 7242-97252
Nov 22, 2020 $3,120 WATA 9.4 B+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 7236-97271

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Spyro The Dragon 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 Spyro The Dragon Matters for Grading

Spyro The Dragon is one of the more heavily-graded PlayStation titles, with 73 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. Sealed copies trade at roughly 4× the loose price ($51 vs $12). Solid spread for grading speculation if you can source a clean sealed cart. 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 Spyro The Dragon PlayStation worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (73) outweighs CIB and loose for Spyro The Dragon, 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 Spyro The Dragon?

PSA tracks 73 graded sealed copies of Spyro The Dragon 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 Spyro The Dragon?

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 Spyro The Dragon?

PSA recognizes 3 distinct production variants of Spyro The Dragon 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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About Jason

Jason has been collecting cards since 1999 and retro video games since 2008. Based in the Southeast US. What The Slab cites real eBay sold comps, PriceCharting data, and PSA pop reports — no guesswork. Read more →