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Vaporeon #BW89

Vaporeon #BW89

Pokemon Promo · #BW89 · Apr 2011

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$42.50
Expected Value
$84.91
Net Profit
$339.50
Gem Rate
2.0%
ROI
+590%
Sales / Yr
123

The gem rate is only 2% — 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
$42.50
BGS 10
$859.00
PSA 10
$661.13
9
$405.00
CGC 10
$397.00
SGC 10
$397.00
BGS 9.5
$203.00
8
$110.00
7
$78.24
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0%100%
2.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
15 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (999 total graded)

999Total
PSA 10171.7%
PSA 915515.5%
PSA 840540.5%
PSA 720320.3%
Below 721621.6%
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