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Venusaur EX #1

Venusaur EX #1

Pokemon Generations · #1 · Base · Feb 2016

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$9.78
Expected Value
$1.75
Net Profit
$47.22
Gem Rate
15.4%
ROI
+191%
Sales / Yr
235

The gem rate is only 15% — 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
$9.78
BGS 10
$156.00
PSA 10
$120.00
CGC 10
$72.00
SGC 10
$72.00
BGS 9.5
$24.00
9
$21.74
8
$19.26
7
$10.91
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15.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+5 graded in 30 days
+14 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (436 total graded)

436Total
PSA 106715.4%
PSA 916738.3%
PSA 811426.1%
PSA 74911.2%
Below 7368.3%
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