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Vegas Stakes Super Nintendo (SNES): PSA Pop Report + Loose / CIB / Sealed Prices 2026

Published 2026-05-12 · Updated 2026-05-13 · by Jason
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PSA has graded 90 Vegas Stakes Super Nintendo (SNES) copies on record — 90 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 Vegas Stakes on Super Nintendo (SNES) — updated weekly from PSA’s official population data and PriceCharting’s market catalog.

Loose
POP 0
Market: $5.5
CIB
POP 0
Market: $15
Sealed
POP 90
Market: $29

Quick Facts

Variant Comparison

PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Vegas Stakes, each tracked on its own population row because collectors value them differently. The variants this game discriminates on: ESRB-rating retrofit packaging.

Variant Loose Pop CIB Pop Sealed Pop Total
Made in Japan, E Rating 85 85
Made in Japan, No Rating 5 5

PSA Pop by Condition

PSA tracks Vegas Stakes 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 Vegas Stakes for Super Nintendo (SNES) yet.

Complete in Box (CIB)

PSA hasn’t graded any cib copies of Vegas Stakes for Super Nintendo (SNES) yet.

Factory Sealed

Total graded: 90

Sealed summary by variant:

Variant Total Pop Top Numeric Grade Best Seal Grade
Made in Japan, E Rating 85 10 A++
Made in Japan, No Rating 5 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 B+ Total
10 2 2
9.8 41 1 42
9.6 12 5 1 1 19
9.4 5 2 7
9.2 1 2 3
9.0 1 1 1 1 4
8.5 1 3 1 5
8.0 1 3 4
7.5 2 2
7.0 1 1 2
Total 63 16 8 3 90

Per-variant grade × seal matrices

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

Made in Japan, E Rating (85 sealed pop)

Top observed grade: 10 (PSA ceiling).

Grade A++ A+ A B+ Total
10 2 2
9.8 40 1 41
9.6 12 4 1 17
9.4 5 2 7
9.2 1 2 3
9.0 1 1 1 1 4
8.5 1 3 4
8.0 1 2 3
7.5 2 2
7.0 1 1 2
Total 62 15 5 3 85
Made in Japan, No Rating (5 sealed pop)

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

Grade A++ A+ A Total
9.8 1 1
9.6 1 1 2
8.5 1 1
8.0 1 1
Total 1 1 3 5

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.

Listings

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

Why Vegas Stakes Matters for Grading

Vegas Stakes is one of the more heavily-graded Super Nintendo (SNES) titles, with 90 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 ($29 vs $5.5). 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 Vegas Stakes Super Nintendo (SNES) worth grading?

Mostly for sealed copies. The sealed-state population (90) outweighs CIB and loose for Vegas Stakes, 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 Vegas Stakes?

PSA tracks 90 graded sealed copies of Vegas Stakes for Super Nintendo (SNES). 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 Vegas Stakes?

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 Vegas Stakes?

PSA recognizes 2 distinct production variants of Vegas Stakes on Super Nintendo (SNES). 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 2024, so PSA’s video game database is the continuation of WATA’s population history.

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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 →