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Kakuna [Series 1] #14

Kakuna [Series 1] #14

Pokemon Japanese Vending · #14 · Jun 1998

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Raw Price
$6.38
Expected Value
$9.25
Net Profit
$26.12
Gem Rate
15.0%
ROI
+122%
Sales / Yr
191

The gem rate is only 15% — 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
$6.38
BGS 10
$176.00
PSA 10
$135.00
SGC 10
$81.00
CGC 10
$47.50
9
$31.10
BGS 9.5
$25.99
8
$23.95
7
$11.99
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0%100%
15.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
1 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (282 total graded)

282Total
PSA 104114.5%
PSA 915253.9%
PSA 87325.9%
PSA 793.2%
Below 772.5%
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