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Erika's Bulbasaur [1st Edition] #39

Erika's Bulbasaur [1st Edition] #39

Pokemon Gym Challenge · #39 · Oct 2000

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Raw Price
$24.99
Expected Value
$34.64
Net Profit
$110.01
Gem Rate
24.5%
ROI
+275%
Sales / Yr
164

The gem rate is only 25% — 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
$24.99
BGS 10
$392.00
PSA 10
$301.86
SGC 10
$181.00
CGC 10
$150.00
9
$58.34
8
$37.50
7
$29.47
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24.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (921 total graded)

921Total
PSA 1022624.5%
PSA 946150.1%
PSA 815516.8%
PSA 7353.8%
Below 7434.7%
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