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Dedenne #200

Dedenne #200

Pokemon Japanese VMAX Climax · #200 · Base · Mar 2022

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.99
Expected Value
$-5.45
Net Profit
$-5.39
Gem Rate
91.2%
ROI
-26%
Sales / Yr
362

Even a PSA 10 would lose $5.39 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
$5.99
PSA 10
$35.00
BGS 10
$28.40
BGS 9.5
$26.81
SGC 10
$21.00
9
$16.40
CGC 10
$15.60
8
$13.17
7
$5.51
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91.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (5,622 total graded)

5,622Total
PSA 105,12891.2%
PSA 93906.9%
PSA 8530.9%
PSA 7220.4%
Below 7290.5%
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