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Venusaur & Snivy GX #1

Venusaur & Snivy GX #1

Pokemon Cosmic Eclipse · #1 · Base · Aug 2019

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$18.70
Expected Value
$1.94
Net Profit
$9.30
Gem Rate
35.0%
ROI
+28%
Sales / Yr
613

PSA 10 profit of $9.30 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$18.70
BGS 10
$193.00
PSA 10
$148.13
SGC 10
$89.00
CGC 10
$43.00
BGS 9.5
$38.00
9
$36.05
8
$26.15
7
$21.00
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35.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (3,043 total graded)

3,043Total
PSA 101,06635.0%
PSA 91,23640.6%
PSA 853117.4%
PSA 71093.6%
Below 71003.3%
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