Best Cards to Grade in Base Set 2
40 Base Set 2 cards ranked by grading ROI. Poliwrath 015/130 leads at 14.4x ($14.47 raw vs $1,373.68 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 | Poliwrath 015/130 | $14.47 | $1,373.68 | 2.3% | 112 | 14.4x |
| 2 | Ninetales 013/130 | $20.07 | $2,328.75 | 2.4% | 86 | 13.7x |
| 3 | Gyarados 007/130 | $31.72 | $1,499.00 | 1.8% | 81 | 13.3x |
| 4 | Alakazam 001/130 | $26.64 | $5,000.00 | 1.3% | 70 | 13.3x |
| 5 | Zapdos 020/130 | $21.99 | $1,327.40 | 2.9% | 106 | 12.9x |
| 6 | Hitmonchan 008/130 | $13.19 | $12,699.00 | 0.8% | 21 | 12.5x |
| 7 | Clefable 005/130 | $15.32 | $1,963.37 | 0.6% | 19 | 11.9x |
| 8 | Charizard 004/130 | $254.50 | $9,855.19 | 0.3% | 70 | 11.5x |
| 9 | Blastoise 002/130 | $64.81 | $7,500.00 | 0.5% | 61 | 11.3x |
| 10 | Venusaur 018/130 | $58.50 | $2,325.00 | 1.0% | 107 | 11.2x |
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Base Set 2 cards pre-graded on GradeValue
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