Crash Bandicoot 2 (PS1) — Price Guide & Live Deals
Live PS1 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back deals across loose, CIB and sealed: what a fair asking price looks like and what to avoid.
Right now: Loose prices climbing (+7.1% / 90d), 48 current qualifying listings.
Current qualifying listings
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Crash Bandicoot 2 Cortex Strikes Back w Holo Insert & REG Playstation 1 PS1 MINT
$29.99 USD
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★ 100% · 559 ratings
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Crash Bandicoot 2 Cortex Strikes Back PS1 PlayStation Complete CIB
$23.00 USD
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★ 100% · 8,535 ratings
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Crash Bandicoot 2 - Sony PlayStation 1 Lenticular Cover
$15.87 USD
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★ 100% · 3,900 ratings
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Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Greatest Hits PS1 CIB TESTED WORKS
$15.99 USD
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★ 100% · 102 ratings
Listed today · checked 7h ago
Sony Playstation 1 "Crash Banditcoot 2 Cortex Strikes Back" 1996 Exc. Condition
$24.99 USD
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★ 100% · 3,300 ratings
Listed today · checked 21h ago
Crash Bandicoot 2 Cortex Strikes Back PlayStation 1 PS1 Disc Only
$6.00 USD
★ 100% · 527 ratings
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Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back - Sony Playstation 1 PS1 - Missing Back
$13.55 USD
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★ 99.6% · 14,918 ratings
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Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back PS1 NTSC-U/C E Manual Sony
$15.00 USD
★ 100% · 300 ratings
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Crash Bandicoot 2 Cortex Strikes Back PS1 Video Game CIB - Tested
$23.55 USD
★ 100% · 1,534 ratings
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Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back PlayStation 1 PS1 CIB Refurbished Tested
$63.83 USD
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★ 100% · 7,041 ratings
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Crash Bandicoot 2 Cortex Strikes Back PS1 PlayStation 1 Holo CIB Tested
$29.99 USD
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★ 100% · 1,784 ratings
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Sony Playstation 1 "Crash Banditcoot 2 Cortex Strikes Back" 1996
$10.00 USD
★ 99.8% · 854 ratings
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About 4.8 qualifying listings appear per day on average.
Asking-price ranges by condition
| Condition | Min | 25% | Median | 75% | Max | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loose | $6.00 | $9.99 | $14.99 | $19.99 | $85.78 | 160 |
| Cib | $10.99 | $18.00 | $25.00 | $39.95 | $100.00 | 102 |
| SealedLow sample size | $50.00 | $50.00 | $56.99 | $59.99 | $150.00 | 4 |
Asking prices of currently-active listings. Not sold-price data. Rows marked "low sample size" have fewer than 5 listings, so one outlier can move them a lot.
Full asking-price history by condition →
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How we filter
Every feed has its own filter, tuned by hand for this one game. Before any change goes live, those filters are tested against thousands of real eBay listing titles. Every night, each feed is checked against every other deal page in its category, so a listing for a different game that slips in gets flagged and fixed instead of quietly shown.
Of the 242 listings we observed for this game in the last 30 days, we filtered out 98 of 242 (~40%) for quality reasons. The remaining 144 are what we'd actually surface.
- 74 matched a bootleg / out-of-scope keyword
- 11 seller had too few feedback ratings
- 6 shipped from a region we exclude
- 3 caught by a junk-listing guard
- 2 wrong condition (e.g. parts-only)
- 1 seller positive-feedback percentage too low
- 1 priced below our floor (too good to be true)
What the feed excludes
An eBay search for Crash Bandicoot 2 (PS1) returns far more than the game itself: controllers, T-shirts, strategy guides, imports and repro carts all mention it in their titles. These are the 102 terms we filter out to keep this feed to the real thing. A listing whose title contains any of them never reaches the feed, the price table or an alert. Many look unrelated to Crash Bandicoot 2 (PS1) because they are: that's the noise.
Other titles & look-alikes 16
- -warped
- -team racing
- -wrath
- -twinsanity
- -trilogy
- -n-sane
- -nsane
- -crash bash
- -crash 3
- -bandicoot 3
- -bandicoot 1
- -crash 1
- -n-tranced
- -re-po
- -ctr
- -cd
Bootlegs & repros 4
- -custom case
- -repro
- -reproduction
- -repo
Broken, untested & empty listings 15
- -for parts
- -not working
- -non-working
- -non working
- -broken
- -as is
- -as-is
- -untested
- -doesnt work
- -does not work
- -not tested
- -parts only
- -no game
- -game not included
- -cart not included
Imports & regions 6
- -japanese
- -ntsc-j
- -jpn
- -jp
- -pal
- -japan
Ports, remakes & re-releases 1
- -classic
Lots & multi-item listings 8
- -lot
- -bundle
- -collection
- -set of
- -multiple games
- -3 games
- -4 games
- -5 games
Accessories, merch & paper 52
- -controller
- -headset
- -headphones
- -plush
- -figure
- -figurine
- -keychain
- -sticker
- -charger
- -cable
- -adapter
- -backpack
- -wallet
- -shirt
- -hoodie
- -jersey
- -poster
- -art book
- -artbook
- -soundtrack
- -vinyl
- -statue
- -amiibo
- -funko
- -pop figure
- -mousepad
- -lanyard
- -badge
- -trading cards
- -tcg booster
- -bookmark
- -instruction booklet
- -promo item
- -promotional
- -insert only
- -flyer
- -pamphlet
- -display card
- -demo cart
- -kiosk
- -case only
- -case-only
- -clamshell only
- -box and case
- -replacement box only
- -manual only
- -box only
- -nfr
- -hat
- -pin
- -art
- -ost
How often qualifying deals appear
- 54 in the last 7 days (~7.71/day)
- 145 in the last 30 days (~4.83/day)
- 145 in the last 90 days (~1.61/day)
Crash Bandicoot 2: collector & reseller spec sheet
- Release & saves. Cortex Strikes Back is the second Crash game, developed by Naughty Dog and released on PlayStation in North America in 1997. It saves to a PS1 memory card; there is no on-disc battery to fail. Check that the product code on the disc and back cover matches the US (NTSC-U/C) release.
- Print variants. An original black-label print and a later Greatest Hits budget reprint both circulate, and sellers use "Black Label" and "Greatest Hits" as search terms. Some listings also advertise a holo or lenticular cover. Compare asking prices within the same print and completeness, not across them.
- Listing traps.
- The first game, Crash Bandicoot, and Warped share the franchise name and are often sold alongside this one. Read the full title and photos before you treat a combined listing as a single-game price.
- Strategy guides and manual-only listings carry the full game title. Confirm a disc is actually pictured.
- "Brand New" in the condition field is not proof of a factory seal. Look for photos of the shrink wrap itself.
Buying PlayStation games: what to check by condition
These checks apply to every PlayStation disc. The item notes above cover what is specific to this game.
Loose (disc only)
- Ask for a clear photo of the data side under light. Light surface scratches usually play; deep or circular scratches often don't.
- Check the label art and the printing in the center ring against a known-authentic disc. Burned copies and reprinted labels are the main fakes.
- "Resurfaced" means the disc was polished. It is usually fine to play but worth less to collectors.
CIB (complete in case)
- Confirm the case, front art and manual are all shown, and that the art matches the disc's region.
- Cracked cases are cheap to replace; missing or reprinted cover art and manuals are what cost money.
- For multi-disc games, make sure every disc is pictured.
Sealed & graded
- For a graded copy, look the certification number up on the grading company's own site and confirm the photos match the slab you are buying.
- For an ungraded sealed copy, compare the wrap and seal pattern against a known factory-sealed example. Resealing is common, and a reseal on a loose game is worth a loose price.
- Ask for photos of every side, the seams and any price stickers. Refusing extra photos on a sealed listing is a red flag on its own.
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