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Slowbro Spirit Link #265/XY-P

Slowbro Spirit Link #265/XY-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #265 · Aug 1997

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$7.99
Expected Value
$42.51
Net Profit
$72.01
Gem Rate
66.0%
ROI
+313%
Sales / Yr
58

Only 58 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price.

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
$7.99
BGS 10
$206.00
PSA 10
$158.50
CGC 10
$95.00
SGC 10
$95.00
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66.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
7 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 71.0%

Grade Distribution (128 total graded)

128Total
PSA 108465.6%
PSA 92418.8%
PSA 897.0%
PSA 764.7%
Below 753.9%
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