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Espeon #45

Espeon #45

Pokemon Japanese The Town on No Map · #045 · Mar 2002

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$57.95
Expected Value
$-12.01
Net Profit
$-12.10
Gem Rate
47.3%
ROI
-17%
Sales / Yr
32

Even a PSA 10 would lose $12.10 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
$57.95
BGS 10
$236.00
PSA 10
$181.50
SGC 10
$109.00
BGS 9.5
$77.00
9
$75.01
CGC 10
$60.85
8
$32.63
7
$26.84
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47.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (294 total graded)

294Total
PSA 1013947.3%
PSA 99331.6%
PSA 83411.6%
PSA 782.7%
Below 7206.8%
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