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Venomoth [Series II] #49

Venomoth [Series II] #49

Pokemon Japanese Vending · #49 · Jun 1998

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$6.57
Expected Value
$18.92
Net Profit
$11.68
Gem Rate
41.0%
ROI
+54%
Sales / Yr
207

PSA 10 profit of $11.68 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
$6.57
BGS 10
$269.00
PSA 10
$206.77
SGC 10
$124.00
9
$52.00
CGC 10
$33.25
8
$24.02
7
$19.00
BGS 9.5
$17.00
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0%100%
41.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
17 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 65.0%

Grade Distribution (282 total graded)

282Total
PSA 1011641.1%
PSA 913547.9%
PSA 8186.4%
PSA 731.1%
Below 7103.5%
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