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Acerola's Premonition #255

Acerola's Premonition #255

Pokemon Japanese VMAX Climax · #255 · Base · Mar 2022

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$29.99
Expected Value
$3.50
Net Profit
$14.50
Gem Rate
67.1%
ROI
+32%
Sales / Yr
83

Only 83 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price. PSA 10 profit of $14.50 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
$29.99
BGS 10
$125.00
PSA 10
$96.10
SGC 10
$80.00
CGC 10
$59.49
9
$26.00
8
$24.72
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67.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (22,903 total graded)

22,903Total
PSA 1015,36367.1%
PSA 96,64429.0%
PSA 85692.5%
PSA 71320.6%
Below 71940.8%
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