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Monster Hunter (PS2): PSA Pop Report & Prices

Published 2026-09-15 · Updated 2026-09-15 · by Jason Trogdon
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PSA has graded 125 Monster Hunter PlayStation 2 copies on record — 125 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 Monster Hunter on PlayStation 2 — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $20
CIB
POP 0
Market: $33
Sealed
POP 125
Market: $40

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Monster Hunter, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Made in USA, No Sony Security Label 107 107
Made in USA, Sony Security Label 18 18

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Monster Hunter 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 Monster Hunter for PlayStation 2 yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

PSA hasn’t graded any cib copies of Monster Hunter for PlayStation 2 yet.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 125

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in USA, No Sony Security Label 107 10 A++
Made in USA, Sony Security Label 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: 10 (PSA ceiling).

Grade A++ A+ A Total
10 36 36
9.8 57 16 73
9.6 2 11 2 15
9.4 1 1
Total 95 28 2 125

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

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

Made in USA, No Sony Security Label (107 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 10 (PSA ceiling).

Grade A++ A+ Total
10 36 36
9.8 57 4 61
9.6 2 8 10
Total 95 12 107
Made in USA, Sony Security Label (18 sealed pop)

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

Grade A+ A Total
9.8 12 12
9.6 3 2 5
9.4 1 1
Total 16 2 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 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.

Auction House Graded Sales

Heritage Auctions and Goldin sold results below are real auction transactions for Monster Hunter on PlayStation 2. 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 auction sale signals, sorted by format, recency, and realized-price signal. PSA production variants can price differently, so the sale records keep each auction house’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 (Manufactured/printed in USA, T Rating, Ps Logo Case) CGC 10 A++ Last sale $140 Sep 10, 2026 1
Factory sealed (7th Cesa Game Awards Future Sticker) CGC 9.8 A+ Last sale $94 Mar 25, 2025 1
Factory sealed (No Sony Security Label Later Production) CGC 9.6 A++ Last sale $69 Dec 24, 2024 1
Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) WATA 9.8 A+ $900-$1,020 range Nov 17, 2022 2
Factory sealed (Sony Security Label Early Production) VGA 90+ Last sale $720 Dec 13, 2022 1
Factory sealed (UPC Punched) WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $456 Nov 22, 2020 1
Factory sealed (Sony Security Label Early Production) WATA 9.8 A+ Median $416 Jun 6, 2024 3
Factory sealed (Sony Security Label) WATA 9.6 A Last sale $312 Apr 25, 2023 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.8 A+ Last sale $264 Jan 12, 2023 1
Factory sealed WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $264 Dec 20, 2022 1
Factory sealed (Made in USA Online Double Tm) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $222 Nov 22, 2022 1
Factory sealed (UPC Punched Promotional Copy) WATA 9.6 A+ Last sale $139 Mar 7, 2024 1

Showing the top 12 auction sale signals; the sale-record table below includes every auction auction sale used on this page.

Sale records:

View all 18 auction sale records
Date Sold For Grader / Grade Format Variant Notes Source
Sep 10, 2026 $140 CGC 10 A++ Factory sealed Manufactured/printed in USA, T Rating, Ps Logo Case Goldin lot 202607-1320-5702-417ba96e-20af-4e32-b366-5c14e2f90718
Mar 25, 2025 $94 CGC 9.8 A+ Factory sealed 7th Cesa Game Awards Future Sticker Lot 312512-69067
Dec 24, 2024 $69 CGC 9.6 A++ Factory sealed No Sony Security Label Later Production Lot 312452-69082
Jun 6, 2024 $375 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Early Production Lot 44255-79069
May 7, 2024 $416 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Early Production Lot 312419-66055
Mar 7, 2024 $139 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed UPC Punched Promotional Copy Lot 44237-80066
Jan 30, 2024 $139 CGC 9.8 A++ Factory sealed No Sony Security Label Later Production Lot 312405-70062
Jul 6, 2023 $660 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Early Production Lot 44202-80119
Jul 4, 2023 $109 WATA 9.4 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Early Production Lot 312327-66113
Apr 25, 2023 $312 WATA 9.6 A Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 312317-69150
Jan 12, 2023 $264 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Lot 44177-79074
Jan 10, 2023 $139 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Online Double Tm Lot 312302-67195
Dec 20, 2022 $264 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Lot 312251-68205
Dec 13, 2022 $720 VGA 90+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Early Production Lot 312250-67159
Nov 22, 2022 $222 WATA 9.6 A+ Factory sealed Made in USA Online Double Tm Lot 312247-69226
Nov 17, 2022 $1,020 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 44170-80123
Oct 31, 2021 $900 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed Sony Security Label Lot 7263-29364
Nov 22, 2020 $456 WATA 9.8 A+ Factory sealed UPC Punched Lot 7236-97285

Listings

Each link below opens an eBay search filtered to that condition, scoped to Monster Hunter on PlayStation 2. “Sold” pulls completed/sold listings (use this for price research). “Listings” pulls current active listings (use this to find a copy to buy).

Why Monster Hunter Matters for Grading

Monster Hunter is one of the more heavily-graded PlayStation 2 titles, with 125 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 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 Monster Hunter PlayStation 2 worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (125) outweighs CIB and loose for Monster Hunter, 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 Monster Hunter?

PSA tracks 125 graded sealed copies of Monster Hunter for PlayStation 2. 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 Monster Hunter?

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 Monster Hunter?

PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Monster Hunter on PlayStation 2. 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. Goldin graded-sale comps come from Goldin (goldin.co) sold lot pages linked in the sale-record table; Goldin prices are the lot’s final price as Goldin reports it.

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