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Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR #259

Origin Forme Palkia VSTAR #259

Pokemon Japanese VSTAR Universe · #259 · Ultra Rare · Dec 2022

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$75.00
Expected Value
$-8.28
Net Profit
$-6.50
Gem Rate
92.0%
ROI
-7%
Sales / Yr
376

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.50 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

ⓘPopulation data match confidence: 0% — verify on PSA

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
$75.00
BGS 10
$191.86
PSA 10
$155.00
SGC 10
$87.01
CGC 10
$83.50
BGS 9.5
$72.87
9
$63.23
8
$36.00
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0%100%
92.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
544 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 88.0%

Grade Distribution (19,904 total graded)

19,904Total
PSA 1018,30992.0%
PSA 91,2316.2%
PSA 81931.0%
PSA 7740.4%
Below 7950.5%

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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