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Rocket's Zapdos #15

Rocket's Zapdos #15

Pokemon Celebrations · #15 · Base · Oct 2021

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$4.25
Expected Value
$12.03
Net Profit
$15.91
Gem Rate
70.0%
ROI
+83%
Sales / Yr
1,542

PSA 10 profit of $15.91 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
$4.25
BGS 10
$149.99
PSA 10
$80.35
CGC 10
$35.16
9
$22.99
8
$21.00
BGS 9.5
$20.00
SGC 10
$17.00
7
$7.69
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0%100%
70.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
610 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 63.0%

Grade Distribution (6,148 total graded)

6,148Total
PSA 104,27669.6%
PSA 91,67027.2%
PSA 81532.5%
PSA 7270.4%
Below 7200.3%
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