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Mega Venusaur ex #87

Mega Venusaur ex #87

Pokemon Japanese Mega Brave · #087 · Aug 2025

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$53.51
Expected Value
$13.19
Net Profit
$16.87
Gem Rate
88.4%
ROI
+25%
Sales / Yr
948

PSA 10 profit of $16.87 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

Best Tier for Flipping

TAG Basic$22.00/card · 30+ business days
Net Profit $42.50
Per-Flip ROI 127%
Annualized 2,340%
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Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.

Profitability by Grading Company

CompanyBest TierGem RatePop10sCostEVNet ProfitROI
PSAPSA Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
BGSBGS Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
CGCCGC Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
SGCSGC Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
TAGTAG Standard52.3%8,4201,250$20.00$85.40$32.50127%
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Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.

Price by Grade

Raw
$53.51
BGS 10
$222.69
PSA 10
$95.37
CGC 10
$85.38
BGS 9.5
$71.00
9
$57.64
SGC 10
$57.00
8
$41.96
7
$34.00
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88.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (12,772 total graded)

12,772Total
PSA 1011,29588.4%
PSA 91,0748.4%
PSA 83152.5%
PSA 7370.3%
Below 7510.4%
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