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Victory Cup [3rd Place] #BW29

Victory Cup [3rd Place] #BW29

Pokemon Promo · #BW29 · Apr 2011

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$66.00
Expected Value
$32.91
Net Profit
$218.00
Gem Rate
2.0%
ROI
+269%
Sales / Yr
19

Low grading population — gem rates based on only 50 graded cards may be unreliable, and the market for this card in graded form may be illiquid. The gem rate is only 2% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. Only 19 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
$66.00
BGS 10
$1,722.00
PSA 10
$1,324.49
SGC 10
$795.00
CGC 10
$299.00
9
$163.50
BGS 9.5
$116.00
8
$94.27
7
$68.49
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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2.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
1 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (50 total graded)

50Total
PSA 1012.0%
PSA 91938.0%
PSA 81020.0%
PSA 71122.0%
Below 7918.0%
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