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Bulbasaur #1

Bulbasaur #1

Pokemon Go · #001 · Base · Jul 2022

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.39
Expected Value
$2.44
Net Profit
$35.61
Gem Rate
16.0%
ROI
+217%
Sales / Yr
202

The gem rate is only 16% — 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
$1.39
BGS 10
$73.00
PSA 10
$56.00
CGC 10
$52.00
9
$16.25
BGS 9.5
$13.00
8
$9.29
SGC 10
$4.25
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16.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
1 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (120 total graded)

120Total
PSA 101915.8%
PSA 95848.3%
PSA 83327.5%
PSA 743.3%
Below 754.2%
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