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Umbreon #188/BW-P

Umbreon #188/BW-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #188 · Base · Aug 1997

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$90.00
Expected Value
$802.19
Net Profit
$1,135.27
Gem Rate
40.0%
ROI
+1081%
Sales / Yr
36

Only 36 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
$90.00
BGS 10
$5,363.00
PSA 10
$4,125.00
SGC 10
$2,475.00
CGC 10
$1,240.27
9
$840.00
8
$764.00
BGS 9.5
$487.00
7
$198.77
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40.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
14 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 36.0%

Grade Distribution (662 total graded)

662Total
PSA 1026540.0%
PSA 924236.6%
PSA 87511.3%
PSA 7304.5%
Below 7507.6%
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