Bulbasaur #1
Pokemon Japanese Classic: Venusaur · #001 · Base · Dec 2023
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$12.33
Expected Value
$-4.40
Net Profit
$-2.74
Gem Rate
57.3%
ROI
-10%
Sales / Yr
303
Even a PSA 10 would lose $2.74 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
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
$12.33
BGS 10
$65.00
PSA 10
$50.00
SGC 10
$30.00
CGC 10
$24.59
9
$21.64
BGS 9.5
$19.00
8
$12.84
7
$10.00
57.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Grade Distribution (2,878 total graded)
2,878Total
PSA 101,64957.3%
PSA 91,10138.3%
PSA 81164.0%
PSA 760.2%
Below 750.2%