Venusaur ex #174

Pokemon Chinese 151 Collect · #003 · Base · Jan 2025

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$4.93

Expected Value

$-5.99

Net Profit

$-5.15

Gem Rate

88.0%

ROI

-26%

Sales / Yr

783

Even a PSA 10 would lose $5.15 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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%

Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.

Raw

$4.93

BGS 10

$17.00

CGC 10

$14.78

PSA 10

$12.99

$8.01

SGC 10

$8.00

$7.79

88.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

4 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 50.0%

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 17 graded cards may be unreliable.

17Total

PSA 101588.2%

PSA 8211.8%