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Blaziken V #19

Blaziken V #19

Pokemon Japanese VMAX Climax · #019 · Base · Mar 2022

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.50
Expected Value
$4.81
Net Profit
$8.49
Gem Rate
75.7%
ROI
+51%
Sales / Yr
162

Low grading population — gem rates based on only 74 graded cards may be unreliable, and the market for this card in graded form may be illiquid. PSA 10 profit of $8.49 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
$1.50
BGS 10
$45.00
PSA 10
$34.98
CGC 10
$24.99
SGC 10
$21.00
BGS 9.5
$16.00
9
$12.27
7
$4.25
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75.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (74 total graded)

74Total
PSA 105675.7%
PSA 91418.9%
PSA 834.1%
Below 711.4%
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