Bulbasaur #SM198

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$8.50

Expected Value

$7.31

Net Profit

$53.50

Gem Rate

10.0%

ROI

+228%

Sales / Yr

242

The gem rate is only 10% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

Best Tier for Flipping

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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

Company	Best Tier	Gem Rate	Pop	10s	Cost	EV	Net Profit	ROI
PSA	PSA Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
BGS	BGS Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
CGC	CGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
SGC	SGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
TAG	TAG Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%

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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

$8.50

BGS 10

$125.00

PSA 10

$96.27

CGC 10

$77.00

SGC 10

$58.00

$37.00

$33.22

BGS 9.5

$26.00

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10.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

7 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (239 total graded)

239Total

PSA 10239.6%

PSA 914861.9%

PSA 84719.7%

PSA 772.9%

Below 7125.0%