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Donphan #19

Donphan #19

Pokemon Japanese 25th Anniversary Promo · #019 · Base · Dec 2021

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.26
Expected Value
$12.76
Net Profit
$14.11
Gem Rate
93.9%
ROI
+70%
Sales / Yr
61

Only 61 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price. PSA 10 profit of $14.11 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$5.26
BGS 10
$71.00
PSA 10
$54.59
CGC 10
$34.37
SGC 10
$33.00
BGS 9.5
$14.00
9
$14.00
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93.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+275 graded in 30 days
+532 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (2,878 total graded)

2,878Total
PSA 102,70393.9%
PSA 91394.8%
PSA 8200.7%
PSA 750.2%
Below 7110.4%
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