Base Set 2 PSA 10: prices, returns and comparison

8 cards from Base Set 2 graded PSA 10: 32 real sale prices, annualised returns and a comparison with Bitcoin, the S&P 500 and gold.

What does a Pokémon card return as an investment — and does it beat Bitcoin, equities or gold? This page shows real sale prices for 8 cards, the annualised return derived from them, and performance side by side with the major asset classes. It is based on 32 recorded sales from public auction archives.

For investors, not collectors. Only the top grade PSA 10 is covered — the single condition in which trading cards trade as an asset class. Every dot in the chart is a price actually paid at auction, not an estimate and not an asking price.
PSA 10 Pokémon Blastoise #2 — Base Set 2 (2000)

PSA 10 Pokémon Blastoise #2 — Base Set 2 (2000)

15,000 $ last recorded sale · 2026-07-27

4 recorded salesPSA 10

Only 4 sales — too few for a reliable return series. Instead, every recorded sale individually:

Recorded sales
DatePrice
2026-07-2715,000 $
2024-09-09870 $
2023-07-03930 $
2022-06-271,200 $

4 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

PSA 10 Pokémon Charizard #4 — Base Set 2 (2000)

PSA 10 Pokémon Charizard #4 — Base Set 2 (2000)

32,400 $ last recorded sale · 2026-03-30

6 recorded sales2 yearsPSA 10

Only 6 sales across 2 periods — too few for a reliable return series. Instead, every recorded sale individually:

Recorded sales
DatePrice
2026-03-3032,400 $
2025-11-1710,800 $
2025-09-2916,200 $
2024-09-026,300 $
2024-08-267,200 $
2022-10-106,600 $

6 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

PSA 10 Pokémon Gyarados #7 — Base Set 2 (2000)

PSA 10 Pokémon Gyarados #7 — Base Set 2 (2000)

396 $ last recorded sale · 2024-12-30

3 recorded sales1 yearsPSA 10

Only 3 sales across 1 periods — too few for a reliable return series. Instead, every recorded sale individually:

Recorded sales
DatePrice
2024-12-30396 $
2023-03-20420 $
2023-02-13492 $

3 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

PSA 10 Pokémon Mewtwo #10 — Base Set 2 (2000)

PSA 10 Pokémon Mewtwo #10 — Base Set 2 (2000)

4,320 $ last recorded sale · 2026-04-13

4 recorded salesPSA 10

Only 4 sales — too few for a reliable return series. Instead, every recorded sale individually:

Recorded sales
DatePrice
2026-04-134,320 $
2026-03-235,880 $
2025-09-224,440 $
2023-05-08456 $

4 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

PSA 10 Pokémon Ninetales #13 — Base Set 2 (2000)

PSA 10 Pokémon Ninetales #13 — Base Set 2 (2000)

1,770 $ last recorded sale · 2026-07-06

4 recorded sales1 yearsPSA 10

Only 4 sales across 1 periods — too few for a reliable return series. Instead, every recorded sale individually:

Recorded sales
DatePrice
2026-07-061,770 $
2025-06-23456 $
2025-06-16504 $
2023-05-08204 $

4 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

PSA 10 Pokémon Pidgeot #14 — Base Set 2 (2000)

PSA 10 Pokémon Pidgeot #14 — Base Set 2 (2000)

600 $ last recorded sale · 2023-01-23

3 recorded sales1 yearsPSA 10

Only 3 sales across 1 periods — too few for a reliable return series. Instead, every recorded sale individually:

Recorded sales
DatePrice
2023-01-23600 $
2022-12-12660 $
2022-11-21750 $

3 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

PSA 10 Pokémon Venusaur #18 — Base Set 2 (2000)

PSA 10 Pokémon Venusaur #18 — Base Set 2 (2000)

660 $ last recorded sale · 2025-04-14

5 recorded sales2 yearsPSA 10

Only 5 sales across 2 periods — too few for a reliable return series. Instead, every recorded sale individually:

Recorded sales
DatePrice
2025-04-14660 $
2024-08-19588 $
2024-05-27564 $
2023-12-18432 $
2023-05-08690 $

5 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

PSA 10 Pokémon Zapdos #20 — Base Set 2 (2000)

PSA 10 Pokémon Zapdos #20 — Base Set 2 (2000)

1,200 $ last recorded sale · 2025-07-28

3 recorded salesPSA 10

Only 3 sales — too few for a reliable return series. Instead, every recorded sale individually:

Recorded sales
DatePrice
2025-07-281,200 $
2023-05-01264 $
2022-11-21312 $

3 sales recorded, compiled from public auction archives.

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