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Ivysaur #2

Pokemon TCG Classic: Venusaur Deck · #002 · Base · Dec 2023

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.99
Expected Value
$-2.26
Net Profit
$-2.14
Gem Rate
45.0%
ROI
-10%
Sales / Yr
200

Even a PSA 10 would lose $2.14 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
$5.99
BGS 10
$104.00
PSA 10
$80.00
9
$19.00
CGC 10
$18.85
8
$17.56
BGS 9.5
$15.50
SGC 10
$11.11
7
$3.25
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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45.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
58 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 29.0%

Grade Distribution (2,056 total graded)

2,056Total
PSA 1092745.1%
PSA 91,00949.1%
PSA 81105.4%
PSA 790.4%
Below 710.0%
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