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Espeon #SWSH174

Espeon #SWSH174

Pokemon Promo · #174 · Jul 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$15.29
Expected Value
$24.51
Net Profit
$169.70
Gem Rate
7.0%
ROI
+560%
Sales / Yr
339

The gem rate is only 7% — 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
$15.29
BGS 10
$1,560.00
PSA 10
$1,200.00
SGC 10
$720.00
CGC 10
$199.99
9
$74.62
BGS 9.5
$48.00
8
$23.50
7
$19.00
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7.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
35 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (1,554 total graded)

1,554Total
PSA 101147.3%
PSA 960038.6%
PSA 856836.6%
PSA 716810.8%
Below 7976.2%
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