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Bulbasaur #55

Bulbasaur #55

Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green · #55 · Base · Aug 2004

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$4.68
Expected Value
$5.94
Net Profit
$26.33
Gem Rate
10.2%
ROI
+134%
Sales / Yr
131

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

ⓘPopulation data match confidence: 58% — verify on PSA

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
$4.68
BGS 10
$191.00
PSA 10
$147.01
SGC 10
$88.00
CGC 10
$46.01
BGS 9.5
$37.00
9
$31.53
8
$24.99
7
$20.00
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10.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (334 total graded)

334Total
PSA 103410.2%
PSA 911735.0%
PSA 88525.4%
PSA 74714.1%
Below 75015.0%
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