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Zekrom #195

Zekrom #195

Pokemon Japanese VMAX Climax · #195 · Base · Mar 2022

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$16.93
Expected Value
$4.24
Net Profit
$5.26
Gem Rate
90.3%
ROI
+16%
Sales / Yr
487

PSA 10 profit of $5.26 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
$16.93
PSA 10
$72.19
BGS 10
$66.75
CGC 10
$37.19
9
$29.66
8
$26.18
SGC 10
$15.00
7
$9.75
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0%100%
90.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+510 graded in 30 days
+1,230 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (10,575 total graded)

10,575Total
PSA 109,54890.3%
PSA 96906.5%
PSA 81841.7%
PSA 7660.6%
Below 7850.8%
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