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Poliwrath #62

Poliwrath #62

Pokemon Japanese Crossing the Ruins · #062 · Base · Jul 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$23.00
Expected Value
$33.91
Net Profit
$75.19
Gem Rate
24.8%
ROI
+198%
Sales / Yr
198

The gem rate is only 25% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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
$23.00
BGS 10
$575.00
PSA 10
$442.17
SGC 10
$265.00
CGC 10
$113.19
9
$70.50
8
$50.74
7
$21.99
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24.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (887 total graded)

887Total
PSA 1022024.8%
PSA 941546.8%
PSA 814015.8%
PSA 7525.9%
Below 7556.2%
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