Best Cards to Grade in Base Set
64 Base Set cards ranked by grading ROI. Chansey 003/102 (First Edition Stamp) leads at 19.2x ($349.97 raw vs $102,500.00 in PSA 10). Live prices, PSA gem rates and population.
ROI is the PSA 10 price against the raw price plus grading cost and PSA's value-tier upcharge, from live market prices and PSA population data. Cards are ranked highest ROI first.
| Rank | Card | Raw | PSA 10 | Gem rate | PSA 10 pop | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chansey 003/102 (First Edition Stamp) | $349.97 | $102,500.00 | 1.6% | 48 | 19.2x |
| 2 | Charizard 004/102 (First Edition Stamp) | $9,555.50 | $334,751.72 | 2.2% | 123 | 17.1x |
| 3 | Mewtwo 010/102 (First Edition Stamp) | $351.51 | $56,350.83 | 2.9% | 82 | 16.8x |
| 4 | Charizard 004/102 | $446.29 | $24,077.50 | 0.5% | 490 | 16.6x |
| 5 | Ninetales 012/102 (First Edition Stamp) | $416.70 | $22,088.79 | 2.9% | 68 | 15.6x |
| 6 | Chansey 003/102 | $19.99 | $9,300.00 | 0.9% | 147 | 15.0x |
| 7 | Hitmonchan 007/102 | $13.74 | $2,444.75 | 1.2% | 211 | 14.9x |
| 8 | Poliwrath 013/102 (First Edition Stamp) | $249.98 | $17,700.00 | 4.2% | 100 | 14.2x |
| 9 | Machamp 008/102 | $13.99 | $5,000.00 | 1.2% | 429 | 13.7x |
| 10 | Gyarados 006/102 (First Edition Stamp) | $111.61 | $15,145.37 | 3.4% | 89 | 13.6x |
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Base Set cards pre-graded on GradeValue
Public pre-grading reports for cards from this set: centering, surface condition and an estimated grade.