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Erika's Vileplume #45

Erika's Vileplume #45

Pokemon Japanese Leaders' Stadium · #45 · Base · Oct 1998

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$10.00
Expected Value
$22.14
Net Profit
$54.99
Gem Rate
17.5%
ROI
+220%
Sales / Yr
517

The gem rate is only 17% — 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
$10.00
BGS 10
$407.00
PSA 10
$313.28
SGC 10
$188.00
CGC 10
$79.99
9
$55.00
8
$28.23
7
$23.43
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17.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+22 graded in 30 days
+64 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (2,580 total graded)

2,580Total
PSA 1045117.5%
PSA 91,18646.0%
PSA 847518.4%
PSA 71656.4%
Below 729911.6%
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