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Victreebel [1st Edition] #14

Victreebel [1st Edition] #14

Pokemon Jungle · #14 · Jun 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$47.50
Expected Value
$142.75
Net Profit
$2,410.50
Gem Rate
3.3%
ROI
+3857%
Sales / Yr
279

The gem rate is only 3% — 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
$47.50
BGS 10
$4,018.00
PSA 10
$3,091.00
CGC 10
$2,473.00
SGC 10
$1,855.00
9
$254.45
BGS 9.5
$254.00
8
$121.35
7
$73.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
3.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+33 graded in 30 days
+85 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (2,849 total graded)

2,849Total
PSA 10933.3%
PSA 972825.6%
PSA 882328.9%
PSA 748717.1%
Below 769124.3%
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