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Vileplume #15

Vileplume #15

Pokemon Jungle · #15 · Base · Jun 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$21.51
Expected Value
$4.19
Net Profit
$151.29
Gem Rate
1.1%
ROI
+414%
Sales / Yr
422

The gem rate is only 1% — 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
$21.51
BGS 10
$907.00
PSA 10
$698.00
SGC 10
$419.00
CGC 10
$187.80
BGS 9.5
$84.00
9
$68.01
8
$51.00
7
$28.99
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0%100%
1.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+44 graded in 30 days
+65 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (4,167 total graded)

4,167Total
PSA 10451.1%
PSA 967416.2%
PSA 81,17828.3%
PSA 785520.5%
Below 71,39533.5%
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