Compare / Venusaur ex (151)
EN ↔ JP comparison · which version to grade
Grade the Japanese Venusaur ex, or the English one?
The English, if you're chasing the ceiling — the Japanese, if you want the surer hit.
The English 198 has the bigger payout — $410 PSA 10, a 4.9× premium, EV +$83.50 — but it's a real chase, not a lock. The Japanese 200 is the calmer grade: a 1.3× premium ($183 PSA 10), EV +$9.37. Higher expected value sits with the English; higher odds with the Japanese.
Graded breakdown
Graded figures are recent eBay market medians (auction + fixed-price listings); where a grade's sample isn't captured for a print it shows as not tracked — never estimated.
Run your own numbers — Japanese side
The cited answer above is static; this is the interactive tool for the Japanese print. The English side's card page shows a Supply outlook instead of a calculator.
Run your own numbers
Worked example: Venusaur ex (151) · Japanese #200
Set the share of submissions you expect to reach the top grade — you're entering your own estimate, not a computed figure.
Graded figures are recent eBay market medians; raw reads the same market signal. Gem rates are labeled estimates. Verdicts are computed per language — the English and Japanese prints never share a call. Both sides live market data How we judge →