Brock's Vulpix [1st Edition] #37

Pokemon Gym Challenge · #37 · Oct 2000

Maybe — Proceed with Caution

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$11.99

Expected Value

$10.48

Net Profit

$32.01

Gem Rate

31.7%

ROI

+119%

Sales / Yr

117

The gem rate is only 32% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.

Company	Best Tier	Gem Rate	Pop	10s	Cost	EV	Net Profit	ROI
PSA	PSA Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
BGS	BGS Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
CGC	CGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
SGC	SGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
TAG	TAG Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%

Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.

Raw

$11.99

BGS 10

$207.00

PSA 10

$159.28

SGC 10

$96.00

CGC 10

$59.00

$32.35

$20.94

$12.49

31.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

360Total

PSA 1011431.7%

PSA 915843.9%

PSA 86618.3%

PSA 7113.1%

Below 792.5%