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Erika's Clefairy #40

Erika's Clefairy #40

Pokemon Gym Challenge · #40 · Oct 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$7.00
Expected Value
$10.75
Net Profit
$17.99
Gem Rate
25.5%
ROI
+82%
Sales / Yr
149

The gem rate is only 25% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. PSA 10 profit of $17.99 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
$7.00
BGS 10
$176.00
PSA 10
$135.50
SGC 10
$81.00
CGC 10
$39.99
9
$33.00
BGS 9.5
$30.00
8
$30.00
7
$24.00
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25.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+9 graded in 30 days
+16 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (385 total graded)

385Total
PSA 109825.5%
PSA 918949.1%
PSA 86516.9%
PSA 7164.2%
Below 7153.9%
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