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Bulbasaur #143

Bulbasaur #143

Pokemon Stellar Crown · #143 · Illustration Rare · Sep 2024

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$100.47
Expected Value
$23.73
Net Profit
$43.42
Gem Rate
40.0%
ROI
+38%
Sales / Yr
1,487

This card has strong grading potential — $43.42 profit if PSA 10 with a 40% gem rate and 1,487 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$100.47
BGS 10
$432.00
PSA 10
$332.50
CGC 10
$158.89
SGC 10
$130.30
9
$112.25
8
$95.36
BGS 9.5
$70.00
7
$56.00
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0%100%
40.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
720 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 27.0%

Grade Distribution (30,397 total graded)

30,397Total
PSA 1012,03839.6%
PSA 915,97852.6%
PSA 81,9616.5%
PSA 71670.5%
Below 72190.7%
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