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Vaporeon V #SWSH181

Vaporeon V #SWSH181

Pokemon Promo · #181 · Jul 1999

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Raw Price
$79.28
Expected Value
$30.82
Net Profit
$155.72
Gem Rate
14.0%
ROI
+165%
Sales / Yr
874

The gem rate is only 14% — 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
$79.28
BGS 10
$1,983.00
PSA 10
$1,525.00
CGC 10
$250.00
SGC 10
$239.95
BGS 9.5
$137.93
9
$125.00
8
$72.44
7
$52.69
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0%100%
14.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
216 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 2.0%

Grade Distribution (9,535 total graded)

9,535Total
PSA 101,35814.2%
PSA 95,11153.6%
PSA 82,42625.4%
PSA 73473.6%
Below 72412.5%

eBay Market Signals

3–4 month horizon
Raw
30 days tracked
Active
42
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
2.4
84 resolved
Days to sell
7.0d
p90 21d
Liquidity
62%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
+12.0%
Price 30d
+8.0%
PSA 10
30 days tracked
Active
11
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
0.30
14 resolved
Days to sell
18d
p90 46d
Liquidity
48%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
-6.0%
Price 30d
+14.0%
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