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Vaporeon #12

Vaporeon #12

Pokemon Jungle · #12 · Base · Jun 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$14.99
Expected Value
$18.18
Net Profit
$3,683.01
Gem Rate
0.2%
ROI
+12281%
Sales / Yr
705

The gem rate is only 0% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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
$14.99
BGS 10
$6,033.00
PSA 10
$4,640.75
CGC 10
$3,713.00
SGC 10
$2,784.00
BGS 9.5
$199.20
9
$119.64
8
$74.47
7
$42.18
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0%100%
0.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+235 graded in 30 days
+361 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (15,024 total graded)

15,024Total
PSA 10350.2%
PSA 99126.1%
PSA 83,05620.3%
PSA 73,38022.5%
Below 77,58150.5%
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