Syphon Filter 3 (PS1): PSA Pop Report & Prices
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PSA has graded 93 Syphon Filter 3 PlayStation copies on record — 93 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 Syphon Filter 3 on PlayStation — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.
Quick Facts
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Title: Syphon Filter 3
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Console: PlayStation
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Variants tracked by PSA: 3
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Total PSA-graded copies: 93 (Loose: 0 · CIB: 0 · Sealed: 93)
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PriceCharting market data: available
Variant Comparison
PSA recognizes 3 distinct production variants of Syphon Filter 3, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.
| Variant | Loose Pop | CIB Pop | Sealed Pop | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Made in USA, American Flag Cover | — | — | 31 | 31 |
| Made in USA, Faces Cover | — | — | 46 | 46 |
| Made in USA, Greatest Hits | — | — | 16 | 16 |
PSA Pop by Condition
PSA tracks Syphon Filter 3 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 Syphon Filter 3 for PlayStation yet.
Complete in Box (CIB)
PSA hasn’t graded any cib copies of Syphon Filter 3 for PlayStation yet.
Factory Sealed
Total graded: 93
Sealed summary by variant:
| Variant | Total Pop | Top Numeric Grade | Best Seal Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made in USA, American Flag Cover | 31 | 9.8 | A++ |
| Made in USA, Faces Cover | 46 | 9.8 | A++ |
| Made in USA, Greatest Hits | 16 | 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 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 26 | 27 | 11 | — | 1 | 65 |
| 9.6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 9 |
| 9.4 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 9.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 9.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 8.5 | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | 6 |
| 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 7.0 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| <6.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 43 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 93 |
Per-variant grade × seal matrices
Click any variant to expand its full grade × seal breakdown.
Made in USA, American Flag Cover (31 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 17 |
| 9.6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| 9.4 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 9.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| 9.0 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 8.5 | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | 5 |
| 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Total | 8 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 31 |
Made in USA, Faces Cover (46 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | B+ | B | Total |
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| 9.8 | 13 | 20 | 2 | — | 1 | 36 |
| 9.6 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 9.4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| 8.5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| Total | 14 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 46 |
Made in USA, Greatest Hits (16 sealed pop)
Top observed grade: 9.8 (PSA scale extends to 10).
| Grade | A++ | A+ | A | Total |
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| 9.8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 9.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 7.0 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
| <6.5 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
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: $9.31
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Complete in Box (CIB): $19
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Sealed: $47
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 Syphon Filter 3 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 (Original Artwork First Production) | WATA 9.8 A++ | 2 comps, wide spread $3,125-$6,600 | May 24, 2025 | 2 |
| Factory sealed (Promotional Copy Original Artwork First Production) | WATA 9.2 A | Last sale $1,094 | Dec 5, 2024 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Original Cover No UPC Punch First Production) | WATA 9.8 A++ | Last sale $14,400 | Oct 29, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Sony Security Label Promotional Copy UPC Punched) | WATA 9.6 A++ | Last sale $6,000 | Jul 11, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Sony Security Label Promotional Copy UPC Punched) | WATA 9.8 A++ | Last sale $5,280 | Apr 5, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Original Artwork UPC Punched First Production) | WATA 9.8 A | Last sale $4,080 | Apr 22, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Original Artwork First Production) | WATA 9.8 A | 2 comps, wide spread $1,440-$3,120 | Nov 4, 2023 | 2 |
| Factory sealed (Promotional Copy Sony Security Label) | WATA 9.6 A+ | Last sale $3,120 | Aug 17, 2021 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Promotional Copy Sony Security Label) | WATA 9.8 A | Last sale $2,400 | Jan 4, 2022 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Original Artwork UPC Punched 9 11 Edition) | WATA 9.6 A | Last sale $1,800 | Nov 22, 2020 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Original Artwork First Production) | WATA 8.5 A+ | Last sale $840 | Mar 14, 2023 | 1 |
| Factory sealed (Sony Security Label Revised Artwork Later Production) | WATA 9.8 A++ | Median $480 | Dec 13, 2022 | 3 |
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 29 Heritage sale records
| Date | Sold For | Grader / Grade | Format | Variant Notes | Source |
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| May 24, 2025 | $3,125 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Original Artwork First Production | Lot 7415-28151 |
| Dec 5, 2024 | $1,094 | WATA 9.2 A | Factory sealed | Promotional Copy Original Artwork First Production | Lot 44282-79043 |
| Dec 12, 2023 | $69 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Faces Cover Greatest Hits Sticker Later Production | Lot 312350-67086 |
| Nov 7, 2023 | $71 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Faces Cover Greatest Hits Sticker Later Production | Lot 312345-66077 |
| Nov 4, 2023 | $1,440 | WATA 9.8 A | Factory sealed | Original Artwork First Production | Lot 7350-28386 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | $41 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Faces Cover Greatest Hits Sticker Later Production | Lot 312344-70063 |
| Oct 24, 2023 | $77 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Faces Cover Greatest Hits Sticker Later Production | Lot 312343-69071 |
| Oct 17, 2023 | $51 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Faces Cover Greatest Hits Sticker Later Production | Lot 312342-68074 |
| Oct 10, 2023 | $65 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Faces Cover Greatest Hits Sticker Later Production | Lot 312341-67084 |
| Oct 3, 2023 | $124 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Faces Cover Greatest Hits Sticker Later Production | Lot 312340-66077 |
| Sep 12, 2023 | $47 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Faces Cover Greatest Hits Sticker Later Production | Lot 312337-67086 |
| Jul 28, 2023 | $3,120 | WATA 9.8 A | Factory sealed | Original Artwork First Production | Lot 7349-28344 |
| Apr 22, 2023 | $6,600 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Original Artwork First Production | Lot 7307-28153 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | $840 | WATA 8.5 A+ | Factory sealed | Original Artwork First Production | Lot 312311-67140 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | $480 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label Revised Artwork Later Production | Lot 312250-67138 |
| Nov 15, 2022 | $180 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label Revised Artwork Later Production | Lot 312246-68198 |
| Sep 20, 2022 | $312 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label Revised Artwork Later Production | Lot 312238-68108 |
| Apr 22, 2022 | $4,080 | WATA 9.8 A | Factory sealed | Original Artwork UPC Punched First Production | Lot 7286-28187 |
| Jan 11, 2022 | $210 | WATA 9.4 B | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label Revised Artwork Later Production | Lot 312202-67079 |
| Jan 4, 2022 | $2,400 | WATA 9.8 A | Factory sealed | Promotional Copy Sony Security Label | Lot 312201-66073 |
| Nov 30, 2021 | $159 | WATA 9.8 A+ | Factory sealed | Greatest Hits Sticker | Lot 312148-70073 |
| Nov 2, 2021 | $240 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label Revised Artwork Later Production | Lot 312144-66099 |
| Oct 31, 2021 | $468 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label Revised Artwork Later Production | Lot 7263-29342 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | $14,400 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Original Cover No UPC Punch First Production | Lot 7263-28236 |
| Oct 29, 2021 | $900 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label Revised Artwork Later Production | Lot 7263-28237 |
| Aug 17, 2021 | $3,120 | WATA 9.6 A+ | Factory sealed | Promotional Copy Sony Security Label | Lot 312133-68097 |
| Jul 11, 2021 | $6,000 | WATA 9.6 A++ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label Promotional Copy UPC Punched | Lot 7261-29274 |
| Apr 5, 2021 | $5,280 | WATA 9.8 A++ | Factory sealed | Sony Security Label Promotional Copy UPC Punched | Lot 7242-97258 |
| Nov 22, 2020 | $1,800 | WATA 9.6 A | Factory sealed | Original Artwork UPC Punched 9 11 Edition | Lot 7236-93072 |
Listings
Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Syphon Filter 3 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 Syphon Filter 3 Matters for Grading
Syphon Filter 3 is one of the more heavily-graded PlayStation titles, with 93 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 5× the loose price ($47 vs $9.31). 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 Syphon Filter 3 PlayStation worth grading?
Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (93) outweighs CIB and loose for Syphon Filter 3, 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 Syphon Filter 3?
PSA tracks 93 graded sealed copies of Syphon Filter 3 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 Syphon Filter 3?
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 Syphon Filter 3?
PSA recognizes 3 distinct production variants of Syphon Filter 3 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.