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Jolteon #193

Jolteon #193

Pokemon Japanese VMAX Climax · #193 · Base · Mar 2022

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$10.39
Expected Value
$0.50
Net Profit
$1.11
Gem Rate
92.4%
ROI
+4%
Sales / Yr
602

PSA 10 profit of $1.11 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
$10.39
PSA 10
$52.54
BGS 10
$46.00
CGC 10
$26.50
9
$19.99
8
$14.99
SGC 10
$13.53
7
$13.25
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92.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (8,333 total graded)

8,333Total
PSA 107,70192.4%
PSA 94745.7%
PSA 8911.1%
PSA 7380.5%
Below 7290.3%
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