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Snorlax [Series 1] #143

Snorlax [Series 1] #143

Pokemon Japanese Vending · #143 · Jun 1998

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Raw Price
$253.54
Expected Value
$844.09
Net Profit
$1,431.46
Gem Rate
33.0%
ROI
+533%
Sales / Yr
255

This card has strong grading potential — $1431.46 profit if PSA 10 with a 33% gem rate and 255 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$253.54
BGS 10
$8,385.00
PSA 10
$6,450.00
SGC 10
$3,870.00
CGC 10
$1,700.00
9
$1,319.76
BGS 9.5
$445.00
8
$137.64
7
$110.00
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33.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
24 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 8.0%

Grade Distribution (867 total graded)

867Total
PSA 1028232.5%
PSA 933038.1%
PSA 812114.0%
PSA 7435.0%
Below 78910.3%

eBay Market Signals

3–4 month horizon
Raw
30 days tracked
Active
42
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
2.4
84 resolved
Days to sell
7.0d
p90 21d
Liquidity
62%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
+12.0%
Price 30d
+8.0%
PSA 10
30 days tracked
Active
11
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
0.30
14 resolved
Days to sell
18d
p90 46d
Liquidity
48%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
-6.0%
Price 30d
+14.0%
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