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Flareon EX #6

Flareon EX #6

Pokemon Japanese PokeKyun Collection · #006 · Jun 2016

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$197.26
Expected Value
$16.78
Net Profit
$30.23
Gem Rate
78.8%
ROI
+14%
Sales / Yr
68

Only 68 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price.

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
$197.26
BGS 10
$880.00
PSA 10
$676.74
SGC 10
$406.00
BGS 9.5
$284.00
CGC 10
$242.49
9
$202.77
8
$91.47
7
$73.00
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78.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+55 graded in 30 days
+87 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (2,253 total graded)

2,253Total
PSA 101,77578.8%
PSA 934315.2%
PSA 8673.0%
PSA 7281.2%
Below 7401.8%