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Rayquaza V #SWSH147

Rayquaza V #SWSH147

Pokemon Promo · #147 · Jul 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$17.62
Expected Value
$226.10
Net Profit
$726.38
Gem Rate
31.9%
ROI
+2227%
Sales / Yr
228

The gem rate is only 32% — 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
$17.62
BGS 10
$1,644.00
PSA 10
$1,264.49
CGC 10
$759.00
SGC 10
$759.00
BGS 9.5
$33.00
9
$28.05
8
$12.00
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31.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (285 total graded)

285Total
PSA 109131.9%
PSA 913848.4%
PSA 83411.9%
PSA 762.1%
Below 7165.6%
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