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Drowzee #86

Drowzee #86

Pokemon Japanese Violet Ex · #086 · Jan 2023

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$19.37
Expected Value
$0.70
Net Profit
$1.63
Gem Rate
89.5%
ROI
+5%
Sales / Yr
967

PSA 10 profit of $1.63 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
$19.37
BGS 10
$96.13
PSA 10
$84.57
CGC 10
$36.00
9
$29.14
SGC 10
$23.57
8
$19.01
7
$17.28
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89.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (10,999 total graded)

10,999Total
PSA 109,84289.5%
PSA 99398.5%
PSA 81301.2%
PSA 7450.4%
Below 7430.4%
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