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Blastoise EX #202

Blastoise EX #202

Pokemon Japanese Scarlet & Violet 151 · #202 · Jun 2023

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$129.99
Expected Value
$-32.67
Net Profit
$-28.82
Gem Rate
87.0%
ROI
-20%
Sales / Yr
732

Even a PSA 10 would lose $28.82 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$129.99
BGS 10
$350.60
PSA 10
$222.61
SGC 10
$134.00
CGC 10
$116.17
9
$94.56
BGS 9.5
$79.00
8
$63.00
7
$54.00
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0%100%
87.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
551 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 80.0%

Grade Distribution (23,774 total graded)

23,774Total
PSA 1020,69287.0%
PSA 92,38610.0%
PSA 83861.6%
PSA 71550.7%
Below 71530.6%
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