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Zapdos [1st Edition] #15

Zapdos [1st Edition] #15

Pokemon Fossil · #15 · Oct 1999

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Raw Price
$86.91
Expected Value
$252.42
Net Profit
$707.80
Gem Rate
6.7%
ROI
+695%
Sales / Yr
539

The gem rate is only 7% — 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
$86.91
BGS 10
$5,015.00
PSA 10
$3,858.00
SGC 10
$2,315.00
CGC 10
$809.71
9
$575.84
BGS 9.5
$358.00
8
$243.50
7
$145.62
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
6.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+100 graded in 30 days
+271 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (5,640 total graded)

5,640Total
PSA 103786.7%
PSA 91,93034.2%
PSA 81,60028.4%
PSA 769612.3%
Below 798017.4%
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