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Dark Vileplume [1st Edition] #30
Pokemon Team Rocket · #30 · Apr 2000
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$11.99
Expected Value
$6.97
Net Profit
$19.53
Gem Rate
20.8%
ROI
+72%
Sales / Yr
125
The gem rate is only 21% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. PSA 10 profit of $19.53 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
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
$11.99
BGS 10
$332.00
PSA 10
$255.00
SGC 10
$153.00
CGC 10
$46.52
9
$35.50
8
$27.53
7
$22.00
20.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+14 graded in 30 days
+33 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (1,251 total graded)
1,251Total
PSA 1026020.8%
PSA 960048.0%
PSA 823018.4%
PSA 7826.6%
Below 7786.2%