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Celebi & Venusaur GX #1

Celebi & Venusaur GX #1

Pokemon Japanese Tag Bolt · #001 · Base · Dec 2018

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$17.99
Expected Value
$-1.33
Net Profit
$-0.99
Gem Rate
73.7%
ROI
-3%
Sales / Yr
345

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.99 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$17.99
BGS 10
$70.00
PSA 10
$64.49
SGC 10
$39.00
BGS 9.5
$33.84
9
$32.92
CGC 10
$32.00
8
$21.92
7
$19.99
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73.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+185 graded in 30 days
+283 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (3,022 total graded)

3,022Total
PSA 102,22773.7%
PSA 964921.5%
PSA 8943.1%
PSA 7291.0%
Below 7230.8%
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