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Erika's Venusaur [1st Edition] #4

Erika's Venusaur [1st Edition] #4

Pokemon Gym Challenge · #4 · Oct 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$257.07
Expected Value
$361.53
Net Profit
$1,713.07
Gem Rate
3.7%
ROI
+630%
Sales / Yr
306

The gem rate is only 4% — 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
$257.07
BGS 10
$12,532.00
PSA 10
$9,640.32
SGC 10
$5,784.00
CGC 10
$1,985.14
9
$916.18
BGS 9.5
$779.23
8
$540.00
7
$377.50
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0%100%
3.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+45 graded in 30 days
+110 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (2,928 total graded)

2,928Total
PSA 101073.7%
PSA 989530.6%
PSA 896432.9%
PSA 745615.6%
Below 748216.5%
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