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Vaporeon VMAX #30

Vaporeon VMAX #30

Pokemon Evolving Skies · #030 · Base · Aug 2021

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$9.99
Expected Value
$3.88
Net Profit
$5.83
Gem Rate
67.0%
ROI
+23%
Sales / Yr
516

PSA 10 profit of $5.83 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$9.99
PSA 10
$70.76
BGS 10
$67.49
SGC 10
$42.00
CGC 10
$30.82
9
$29.44
BGS 9.5
$22.75
8
$14.71
7
$12.00
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0%100%
67.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
75 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 57.0%

Grade Distribution (2,071 total graded)

2,071Total
PSA 101,39467.3%
PSA 950124.2%
PSA 81065.1%
PSA 7231.1%
Below 7371.8%
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