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Vaporeon #189

Vaporeon #189

Pokemon Japanese VMAX Climax · #189 · Base · Mar 2022

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$19.95
Expected Value
$-5.34
Net Profit
$-5.16
Gem Rate
92.5%
ROI
-15%
Sales / Yr
459

Even a PSA 10 would lose $5.16 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
$19.95
BGS 10
$85.00
PSA 10
$68.98
SGC 10
$41.00
CGC 10
$29.79
9
$29.00
8
$25.96
7
$20.97
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92.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (9,743 total graded)

9,743Total
PSA 109,01292.5%
PSA 95185.3%
PSA 81241.3%
PSA 7400.4%
Below 7490.5%
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