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Rayquaza #SWSH029

Rayquaza #SWSH029

Pokemon Promo · #029 · Apr 2020

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$6.67
Expected Value
$36.80
Net Profit
$46.47
Gem Rate
30.0%
ROI
+214%
Sales / Yr
934

The gem rate is only 30% — 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
$6.67
BGS 10
$478.00
PSA 10
$367.50
SGC 10
$221.00
CGC 10
$68.14
9
$34.42
BGS 9.5
$22.00
8
$20.00
7
$16.00
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30.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
35 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 9.0%

Grade Distribution (1,984 total graded)

1,984Total
PSA 1059630.0%
PSA 988444.6%
PSA 833817.0%
PSA 7954.8%
Below 7673.4%
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