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Venusaur [Reverse Holo] #18

Venusaur [Reverse Holo] #18

Pokemon Legendary Collection · #18 · Base · Feb 2002

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$300.00
Expected Value
$783.24
Net Profit
$2,484.08
Gem Rate
4.0%
ROI
+789%
Sales / Yr
152

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
$300.00
BGS 10
$8,695.00
PSA 10
$6,688.46
SGC 10
$4,013.00
CGC 10
$2,799.08
9
$2,513.08
8
$1,609.00
BGS 9.5
$1,268.00
7
$948.89
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4.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (2,058 total graded)

2,058Total
PSA 10824.0%
PSA 932415.7%
PSA 839519.2%
PSA 731415.3%
Below 792645.0%
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