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Celebi & Venusaur GX #1

Celebi & Venusaur GX #1

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

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$18.79
Expected Value
$1.18
Net Profit
$2.21
Gem Rate
73.3%
ROI
+7%
Sales / Yr
465

PSA 10 profit of $2.21 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$18.79
BGS 10
$114.00
PSA 10
$87.93
SGC 10
$53.00
CGC 10
$36.00
9
$34.56
BGS 9.5
$33.84
8
$22.50
7
$21.49
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73.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (3,376 total graded)

3,376Total
PSA 102,47673.3%
PSA 973121.7%
PSA 81023.0%
PSA 7341.0%
Below 7320.9%
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