How much is a Loose Espial worth?

A Loose Espial comps at $208.83. Cart-A-Vision pays $177.51 cash or $208.83 store credit for one in that condition — the same rate we pay on every trade-in, no per-item haggling.

How much is a CIB Espial worth?

A CIB Espial comps at $673.59. Cart-A-Vision pays $572.55 cash or $673.59 store credit for one in that condition — the same rate we pay on every trade-in, no per-item haggling.

Does Cart-A-Vision buy atari 2600 carts like this?

Yes. We buy every Atari 2600 title with a comp on file, Espial included. A CIB copy currently pays $572.55 cash or $673.59 store credit.

What if my Espial doesn't power on?

We still buy it, priced as-is at $52.21 comp — $44.38 cash or $52.21 store credit. As-is items are priced off the standard condition's comp, not rejected outright.

Atari 2600 · Trade-In Value

What's Espial Worth? Atari 2600 Trade-In Value

A CIB copy of Espial comps at $673.59. We pay $572.55 cash or $673.59 store credit. That’s 85% and 100% of comp, every time.

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Atari 2600

Your offer

Espial

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Cash offer · CIB

$572.55

or $673.59 in store creditMarket comp $673.59

Comp last checked October 3, 2026

Every condition

Espial value by condition

3 conditions · same rate on each

LooseAtari2600-01

Cartridge only, no box or manual

Market comp: $208.83
Cash (85%): $177.51
Credit (100%): $208.83

Headline offer

CIBAtari2600-02

Complete in box — cart, box, and manual

Market comp: $673.59
Cash (85%): $572.55
Credit (100%): $673.59

As-IsAtari2600-03

Non-functional / As-Is — doesn't power on, priced at 25% of the Loose comp before the standard cash/credit split

Market comp: $52.21
Cash (85%): $44.38
Credit (100%): $52.21

Atari 2600 Condition Notes

2600 boxes are unlaminated, thin cardboard from the late '70s/early '80s and very few survived intact — a genuinely complete-in-box copy carries a real premium over the cart alone for exactly that reason, more so than on later consoles. Cartridge labels are paper and prone to peeling or fading, and a corroded edge connector (from decades of storage) is the most common reason an otherwise-fine cart won't boot — a simple contact clean often fixes it.

No guesswork

How we get to your offer

We pull the live market comp for Espial on Atari 2600, then apply the same locked rates we use on every trade-in: 85% of comp in cash, or 100% in store credit. No lowball guesswork, no per-item haggling. The comp is the only input, and the math is the same for a common atari 2600 cart and a grail.

Market comp · CIB

$673.59

Cash rate

85%

Your cash

$572.55

Comp last checked October 3, 2026

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