Where do these graded prices come from?

Medians of 13 real eBay completed sales aggregated per grade (PSA, BGS, CGC) — a completed-sale evidence layer, not listing asks. Sample sizes are shown per grade; thin grades deserve caution.

Is grading Bulbasaur (Illustration Contest 2022) worth it?

Compare the graded medians below against the raw reference price of $61.04 and subtract grading fees. The CardIntel Grading ROI calculator runs this math with live numbers.

Graded Market · 13 completed sales

Bulbasaur (Illustration Contest 2022) graded prices.

As of August 18, 2026, Bulbasaur (Illustration Contest 2022) (SWSH Black Star Promos #SWSH303) trades across the graded ladder below, based on 13 real eBay completed sales; the raw copy’s reference price is $61.04.

Across SWSH Black Star Promos, PSA 10 copies sell for 30.7× their raw reference price on average (142 cards, 5,281 PSA 10 completed sales tracked).

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PSA · Bulbasaur (Illustration Contest 2022)

Grade	Median	Sales	vs Raw
Mint 9	$79.89	3	1.3×
NM-MT 8	$48.00	5	0.8×
NM 7	$47.97	3	0.8×

Medians of real eBay completed sales per grade; small sample sizes deserve caution. Prices are dated reference values — cite them with the as-of date above. Attribution: CardIntel (cardintel.io). See the methodology.