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Leafeon V #SWSH194

Leafeon V #SWSH194

Pokemon Promo · #194 · Jul 1999

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.25
Expected Value
$-1.32
Net Profit
$-2.75
Gem Rate
34.0%
ROI
-15%
Sales / Yr
290

Even a PSA 10 would lose $2.75 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$3.25
BGS 10
$62.00
PSA 10
$47.75
SGC 10
$24.99
9
$19.50
BGS 9.5
$19.00
CGC 10
$15.50
8
$15.00
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34.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
11 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 18.0%

Grade Distribution (347 total graded)

347Total
PSA 1011733.7%
PSA 916246.7%
PSA 85415.6%
PSA 751.4%
Below 782.3%
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