Venusaurs Certified by CGC Trading Cards Among Highlights in Recent PWCC Auctions

A rare Magic: The Gathering card certified by CGC Trading Cards® realized over $7,000 in a recent PWCC Weekly Auction. The Magic card was just one of many CGC-certified trading cards graded through the partnership between CGC Trading Cards and PWCC Marketplace that sold in November and December 2022.

Leading the CGC-certified cards across November and December’s auctions was a Volcanic Island, Magic: The Gathering (1993) Limited Edition (Beta) graded CGC 7.5. Volcanic Island is a Dual Land card — a card that allowed players to tap two kinds of lands — that is very popular in Commander and Vintage decks. For being nearly 30 years old, this example is still in great condition. It realized $7,500 on November 27.

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Meanwhile, four CGC-certified Venusaur, Pokémon (1999) Base Set Shadowless 1st Edition #15/102 Holo cards realized over $3,000 each over the course of just a few weeks. Two examples sold on November 27, 2022: a CGC 9.5 realized $4,080, while a CGC 9 realized $3,360. Two more Venusaur cards graded CGC 9.5 each realized $3,960 on December 4.

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Finally, a Lugia, Pokémon (2000) Neo Genesis 1st Edition #9/111 Holo graded CGC 9.5 realized $3,840 on December 4, 2022.

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Other CGC-certified trading card highlights in the recent auctions included:

• a Rayquaza Gold Star, Pokémon (2005) EX Deoxys #107/107 Holo graded CGC 8 that realized $3,480 on December 4
• a Tropical Wind, Pokémon (2009) Japanese Unnumbered Promo from the World Championships graded CGC 9.5 that realized $2,640 on December 11
• a Shining Charizard, Pokémon (2001) Japanese Darkness, and to Light #006 graded CGC 9 that realized $2,400 on November 27
• a Poncho-wearing Pikachu, Pokémon (2016) Japanese XY & XY BREAK Promos 208/XP-P M Charizard Y Poncho-wearing Pikachu graded CGC 9.5 that realized $1,830 on December 18
• an Alakazam, Pokémon (1999) Shadowless Base Set 1st Edition #1/102 Holo graded CGC 9 that realized $1,830 on November 27
• a Mewtwo, Pokémon (1999) Shadowless Base Set 1st Edition Holo graded CGC 9 that realized $1,710 on November 27
• a Lugia, Pokémon (2000) Neo Genesis 1st Edition #9/111 Holo graded CGC 9 that realized $1,620 on November 27

PWCC is currently offering thousands of cards certified by CGC Trading Cards, both in Weekly Auctions hosted every Sunday and in the Fixed Price format. This week, they include this Pikachu, Pokemon (2018) Japanese Sun & Moon Promos - 288/SM-P Munch: A Retrospective Campaign graded CGC 8, a rare promo card based off artist Edvard Munch's 1893 oil-on-canvas painting, The Scream. Click here to see the latest CGC-certified highlights.

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PWCC Marketplace and CGC Trading Cards® have formed an operational partnership to create a streamlined pathway to grading and selling cards online. This program is accessed through an online submission process on the PWCC website. Everything is managed through the PWCC Vault — there’s no need to manually fill out or print submission forms.

Cards sent to CGC Trading Cards through PWCC receive priority grading and encapsulation. Graded cards are returned to PWCC and immediately added to the auctioneer’s Auction Builder Curation Algorithm process, which optimizes cards for sale in upcoming PWCC Weekly Auctions.

To learn more about CGC Trading Cards’ partnership with PWCC, click here.

Prices realized include a buyer’s premium.