The Best Base Set 2 Cards to Invest In (2026): Every Holo Tracked, in PSA 10
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Base Set 2 is the hobby's great ghost-market case study: a reprint everyone dismissed, so almost nobody preserved or graded it — and now several of its 20 holos have no functioning PSA 10 market at all. This tracker shows exactly which gems exist and which are ghosts. All prices are real PSA 10 sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine (eBay and Fanatics auction archive), not asking prices — the same data behind our Skyridge tracker and the rest of the investing series.
Nothing here is financial advice. Cards are a real but volatile asset class. Here's what the data shows.
The Full Base Set 2 Tracker
Every chase card in the set with live fair-market values (single print run — no 1st Edition exists). Click any card for its full price panel:
| # | Card | PSA 10 | 10s tracked | PSA 9 | Last 10 sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alakazam | — | 0 | $105 | — |
| #2 | Blastoise | — | 0 | $372 | — |
| #3 | Chansey | $6,475 | 2 | $152 | — |
| #4 | Charizard | $16,200 | 3 | $1,795 | — |
| #5 | Clefable | — | 0 | — | — |
| #6 | Clefairy | — | 0 | $97 | — |
| #7 | Gyarados | $425 | 1 | $164 | — |
| #8 | Hitmonchan | — | 0 | $148 | — |
| #9 | Magneton | $250 | 1 | $79 | — |
| #10 | Mewtwo | $4,440 | 3 | $210 | — |
| #11 | Nidoking | $7,500 | 1 | $100 | — |
| #12 | Nidoqueen | — | 0 | $115 | — |
| #13 | Ninetales | $504 | 3 | $115 | — |
| #14 | Pidgeot | — | 0 | $149 | — |
| #15 | Poliwrath | $625 | 1 | $65 | — |
| #16 | Raichu | $8,100 | 1 | $91 | — |
| #17 | Scyther | $1,620 | 2 | $181 | — |
| #18 | Venusaur | $1,300 | 2 | $200 | — |
| #19 | Wigglytuff | — | 0 | — | — |
| #20 | Zapdos | $800 | 2 | $110 | — |
The Base Set 2 Ladder
Bars use a logarithmic scale so every rung is visible. Every value is a real 2025-2026 PSA 10 sold comp, not an asking price.
The Set Grail
The engine has every PSA 10 sale of the set's most valuable card:
Every Card, Every Printing
Each card below gets its own live panel.
Charizard #4
Real sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine · 3 sales(eBay & Fanatics).
View live data on CardboardSniper →Charizard #4: $16,200 on 3 tracked gem comps.
Raichu #16
Real sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine · 1 sales(eBay & Fanatics).
View live data on CardboardSniper →Raichu #16: $8,100 on 1 tracked gem comps.
Nidoking #11
Real sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine · 1 sales(eBay & Fanatics).
View live data on CardboardSniper →Nidoking #11: $7,500 on 1 tracked gem comps.
Chansey #3
Real sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine · 2 sales(eBay & Fanatics).
View live data on CardboardSniper →Chansey #3: $6,475 on 2 tracked gem comps.
Mewtwo #10
Real sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine · 3 sales(eBay & Fanatics).
View live data on CardboardSniper →Mewtwo #10: $4,440 on 3 tracked gem comps.
Scyther #17
Real sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine · 2 sales(eBay & Fanatics).
View live data on CardboardSniper →Scyther #17: $1,620 on 2 tracked gem comps.
Venusaur #18
Real sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine · 2 sales(eBay & Fanatics).
View live data on CardboardSniper →Venusaur #18: $1,300 on 2 tracked gem comps.
Zapdos #20
Real sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine · 2 sales(eBay & Fanatics).
View live data on CardboardSniper →Zapdos #20: $800 on 2 tracked gem comps.
Poliwrath #15
Real sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine · 1 sales(eBay & Fanatics).
View live data on CardboardSniper →Poliwrath #15: $625 on 1 tracked gem comps.
Ninetales #13
Real sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine · 3 sales(eBay & Fanatics).
View live data on CardboardSniper →Ninetales #13: $504 on 3 tracked gem comps.
Gyarados #7
Real sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine · 1 sales(eBay & Fanatics).
View live data on CardboardSniper →Gyarados #7: $425 on 1 tracked gem comps.
Magneton #9
Real sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine · 1 sales(eBay & Fanatics).
View live data on CardboardSniper →Magneton #9: $250 on 1 tracked gem comps.
Alakazam #1
Real sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine(eBay & Fanatics).
Blastoise #2
Real sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine(eBay & Fanatics).
Clefairy #6
Real sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine(eBay & Fanatics).
Hitmonchan #8
Real sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine(eBay & Fanatics).
Nidoqueen #12
Real sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine(eBay & Fanatics).
Pidgeot #14
Real sold comps from CardboardSniper's pricing engine(eBay & Fanatics).
Reading This Set
Every recent 'Base Set 2 gem' listing deserves scrutiny: the Celebrations Classic Collection reprints carry '2/102'-style numbers that read exactly like Base Set 2, and mislabeled listings are everywhere. Check the copyright line.
How High Can Base Set 2 Go?
Total market value: collectibles as an asset class, next to gold, mega-cap tech, and crypto.
The right column is how many times bigger each one is than the entire collectibles market. Collectibles are already a real asset class, larger than a top-ten crypto like Dogecoin, yet still a fraction of a single mega-cap stock and barely a rounding error next to gold. That gap is the runway: as collectibles mature into a transparently priced, investable asset class, the best cards have room to re-rate that the giants no longer do.Figures approximate, 2026: gold = all above-ground gold; equities = market cap; crypto = network value; collectibles = estimated global market size. Bars use a log scale for visibility.
And the returns case is on the board:
Matching Base Set 2 to Your Risk Tolerance
Everything in this set trades thinner than modern cards: limit orders, auction patience, and pricing off the tracker (not listings) are the edge. Where a cell above shows a dash, no recent gem market exists — treat those as unpriced, not worthless.
How to Buy Base Set 2 Safely
- Price off sold comps, never listings, via CardboardSniper's value calculator and this tracker.
- The printing is the card: verify stamps, symbols and card numbers before the name.
- Assume fakes at the grail tier. Cert-verified slabs are the floor.
- Get pinged when one lists below market. The CardboardSniper scanner watches eBay and Fanatics for this exact card and grade around the clock.
Investing in Base Set 2 on Graded
Everything this tracker measures, CardboardSniper does live: real fair-market values with the value calculator, and the live deal feed where below-market listings surface.
