Cart-A-Vision vs CATRP
If you’re sending in a box of games, we’d rather you know the number before you ship it.
CAV publishes the rate. You can check the comp. You can see the payout. No account. No minimum.
We ran 21 games through both shops on September 7, 2026 — every title CATRP quoted, not a picked handful.
CAV: $1,080.51
CATRP: $791.36
That’s $289.15 more from the same 16 games.
16 matched games, basket total
$1,080.51
Published rate. No account. No minimum.
Same 16 games, same day
$791.36
$289.15 less. No published formula behind the number.
High Score
- Items Authenticated
- 0
Every number here comes from real, finished trade-ins. Nothing on this page is a placeholder.
How the number gets made
Here’s the part we care about.
Before you mail us a box, you can see what the game is worth and exactly what percentage we’re paying.
CATRP publishes a searchable top-dollar list. What we couldn’t find is a percentage formula — so you know they’ll buy it, not what cut of the value you’re actually getting.
| CATRP | Cart-A-Vision | |
|---|---|---|
| Public buy list | Yes, searchable | Full buy list, title by title |
| Published formula | None found | 55% cash / 85% credit (85% cash high-value, 100% credit at $30+), same on every value page |
| Condition floor | All offers are based on items that are in 8/10 condition or better. | None. Every condition prices. |
| How the quote arrives | Their own quote tool | Instant online. Under $300, accept and ship in one click. |
| Account required? | No | No |
Cash vs. store credit
Real percentages on our side. Real cash quotes on theirs. No published credit rate to compare.
Cash
55% of comp
85% on high-value games
Store Credit
85% of comp
100% on games $30+
Cash
Quoted per item
No published formula
Store Credit
Not published
Nothing to compare
What happens to condition
Loose, CIB, sealed, damaged, missing label — condition is where a quoted price either holds or quietly doesn’t.
CAV
We don’t need you to pretend your game is mint.
Tell us what you’re actually sending.
Mint. Good. Fair. Poor. Doesn’t work.
If it doesn’t match what you told us, we tell you why and give you the revised number.
Take it or send it back. Free.
CATRP
All offers are based on items that are in 8/10 condition or better.
Linked from their footer. Not on the quote page.
Fall short and you’re somewhere in a schedule that runs 10% to 100%.
| If your item has… | Cart-A-Vision | CATRP |
|---|---|---|
| Doesn't work at all | No published cut | 50%–100% |
| Heavy wear / cosmetic damage | No published cut | 50%–100% |
| Excessive dirt or cleaning | No published cut | 10%–50% |
| Yellowing / discoloration | No published cut | 25% |
Credit where it’s due
CATRP won’t ding you for:
- • A case that's broken, chipped, or covered in stickers (cover-art rules still apply)
- • Missing charger or stylus on a handheld
- • Missing AV/HDMI cables
- • Dry save batteries on Pokémon cartridges
- • A disc that needs resurfacing, as long as it's repairable
What we actually checked
Every CATRP quote in our comparison came from a retro title.
That’s what we tested.
We’re not going to tell you they don’t buy something we didn’t test.
CATRP, tested
Sega Genesis, NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, PS1, PS2, GBA.
CAV, published
35 platforms, current-gen consoles included, plus Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece singles.
Real games, real quotes, same day
Every row below is a real title both shops quoted on September 7, 2026. Bold is whoever paid more on that specific game.
Biggest gap in our favor: Pokémon Stadium — we paid $204.91 against CATRP’s $73.85.
21 games. CATRP didn't beat us on a single one — one tie (Okami, no confirmed comp on file). That's the dataset, not a cherry-pick.
| Title | Comp | CATRP | Cart-A-Vision |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonic The HedgehogSega Genesis · cartridge only | $13.52 | $10.0074% | $11.4985% |
| Spider-Man 2PlayStation 2 · complete in box | $19.99 | $9.0045% | $10.9955% |
| OkamiPlayStation 2 · complete in boxNot in the basket total | — | $12.50— | $12.50— |
| Tekken 3PlayStation · complete in boxNot in the basket total | — | $10.00— | $12.50— |
| Crash Bandicoot [Greatest Hits]PlayStation · complete in boxNot in the basket total | — | $15.02— | $25.47— |
| Banjo-KazooieNintendo 64 · cartridge only | $34.69 | $22.0063% | $29.4985% |
| Super Mario 64Nintendo 64 · cartridge only | $39.99 | $24.0060% | $34.9987% |
| The Simpsons: Hit & Runcomplete in box | $69.00 | $34.0049% | $52.1276% |
| The Legend of Zelda: Collector's EditionGameCube · complete in box | $79.46 | $56.0070% | $59.6075% |
| Mega ManNintendo NES · cartridge only | $89.99 | $57.6464% | $76.4985% |
| Pokémon FireRedGameBoy Advance · cartridge onlyNot in the basket total | $110.00 | $84.3877% | $93.5085% |
| Conker's Bad Fur DayNintendo 64 · cartridge only | $176.25 | $110.8263% | $149.8185% |
| Silent Hill 2PlayStation 2 · complete in box | $190.00 | $128.2067% | $161.5085% |
| Castlevania: Symphony of the NightPlayStation · complete in box | $202.38 | $134.6067% | $172.0285% |
| Pokémon StadiumNintendo 64 · complete in boxNot in the basket total | $241.07 | $73.8531% * | $204.9185% |
| Mario Party 5GameCube · complete in box | $65.00 | $42.2565% | $55.2585% |
| Metal Gear SolidPlayStation · complete in box | $43.48 | $22.8953% | $36.9685% |
| Super MetroidSNES · cartridge only | $93.26 | $45.0048% | $79.2785% |
| Need for Speed Most Wanted [Black]PlayStation 2 · complete in box | $46.01 | $26.0057% | $34.5175% |
| Perfect DarkNintendo 64 · complete in box | $66.50 | $19.9630% | $56.5385% |
| Mario Kart: Double Dash!!GameCube · complete in box | $69.99 | $49.0070% | $59.4985% |
| Basket total (16 games) | $791.36 | $1,080.51 |
All prices quoted September 7, 2026 (2026-09-07) and screenshotted before publication. Re-verified quarterly alongside the full four-shop survey. * CATRP’s Pokémon Stadium quote is for box-no-manual, not complete in box like the rest of that row — shown, not compared.
The parts that don’t show up in a price column
A quote is one number. Getting from “here’s my stuff” to “money’s in my account” is the part most comparisons skip.
Step 1
Check the real comp
Every title has a live value page. See the number before you box anything up.
Step 2
Ship on a prepaid, insured label
Insured to full comp value, at any dollar amount. No minimum to clear first.
Step 3
Get paid, fast
Under $300, accept and ship in one click — no waiting on a person to move it forward.
Common questions
Cart-A-Vision vs CATRP
We priced all 21 games CATRP quoted, same day, same condition. Across the 16 that count toward the basket, we paid $1,080.51 against CATRP's $791.36 — a $289.15 lead. CATRP didn't beat us on a single title in this dataset — one tie (Okami, no confirmed comp on file), everything else went our way. Full row-by-row numbers are below.
CATRP is a real, established retro games shop with a published condition floor — 8/10 or better — a deduction schedule, and a searchable top-dollar buy list (sell.catrp.com/topdollar). What we couldn't find is a percentage formula — so you can look up whether they buy a title, but not what cut of its value you're actually getting before you ship. Cart-A-Vision's rate is fixed, published, and every price on this page is sourced and dated.
If the deciding factor is checking a rate before you ship, Cart-A-Vision publishes its formula on every value page: 55% of comp cash for games (85% on high-value titles), or 85% (100% on games $30+) in store credit — plus TCG singles, outside CATRP's matched dataset on this page entirely.
Yes — the one shop in our survey that does. All offers are based on items that are in 8/10 condition or better. That's linked from their footer, not shown on the quote page itself. Deductions run 10% to 100% depending on the category (see the table below). CAV has no floor and no percentage schedule: describe the real condition, Mint through doesn't power on at all, and the number reflects it.
Our dataset only has CATRP's cash offers. We found no published store-credit rate or percentage to compare against our own published 85%/100% credit tiers, so that row stays blank rather than guessed.
In this dataset: yes, on every title but a tie. That's 21 real games, same day, no titles left off the page — not a cherry-picked handful. Re-quoted quarterly, so if that ever changes, this page changes with it.
Yes. CATRP won't ding you for: A case that's broken, chipped, or covered in stickers (cover-art rules still apply); Missing charger or stylus on a handheld; Missing AV/HDMI cables; Dry save batteries on Pokémon cartridges; A disc that needs resurfacing, as long as it's repairable. Worth saying plainly — everything else on their schedule still runs 10% to 100%.
Every CATRP quote in our dataset is for a classic/retro-era title — Sega Genesis, NES, SNES, N64, GameCube, PS1, PS2, GBA. That's what we tested; we're not claiming they don't buy anything beyond it. Cart-A-Vision's own published scope covers 35 platforms including current-generation consoles, plus TCG singles across Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece at 75% cash (up to 85% on cards comped $200+).
Decline it and it ships back at our cost — no restocking fee, no obligation. We checked directly for a published return or decline policy on CATRP's site and found nothing stated.
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