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Dark Vileplume [1st Edition] #13

Dark Vileplume [1st Edition] #13

Pokemon Team Rocket · #13 · Apr 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$50.00
Expected Value
$36.33
Net Profit
$230.00
Gem Rate
4.7%
ROI
+354%
Sales / Yr
256

The gem rate is only 5% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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
$50.00
BGS 10
$1,177.00
PSA 10
$905.49
SGC 10
$543.00
CGC 10
$295.00
BGS 9.5
$157.31
9
$129.47
8
$82.50
7
$49.32
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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4.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+29 graded in 30 days
+29 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (4,045 total graded)

4,045Total
PSA 101914.7%
PSA 91,50837.3%
PSA 81,27331.5%
PSA 757314.2%
Below 747011.6%
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