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Caterpie [Series 1] #10

Caterpie [Series 1] #10

Pokemon Japanese Vending · #10 · Jun 1998

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Raw Price
$20.22
Expected Value
$37.36
Net Profit
$32.28
Gem Rate
29.0%
ROI
+92%
Sales / Yr
210

The gem rate is only 29% — 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
$20.22
BGS 10
$170.00
PSA 10
$130.76
9
$93.70
SGC 10
$78.00
CGC 10
$67.50
BGS 9.5
$42.00
8
$33.00
7
$19.99
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29.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
7 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 14.0%

Grade Distribution (353 total graded)

353Total
PSA 1010329.2%
PSA 917750.1%
PSA 85415.3%
PSA 772.0%
Below 7123.4%
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