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Spearow [Series II] #21

Spearow [Series II] #21

Pokemon Japanese Vending · #21 · Jun 1998

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Raw Price
$10.00
Expected Value
$37.91
Net Profit
$54.99
Gem Rate
20.0%
ROI
+220%
Sales / Yr
172

The gem rate is only 20% — 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
$10.00
BGS 10
$404.00
PSA 10
$310.43
SGC 10
$186.00
9
$88.94
CGC 10
$79.99
BGS 9.5
$35.00
8
$19.99
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20.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
8 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 25.0%

Grade Distribution (220 total graded)

220Total
PSA 104520.5%
PSA 910246.4%
PSA 85826.4%
PSA 762.7%
Below 783.6%
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