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Starmie #25

Starmie #25

Pokemon Neo Revelation · #25 · Sep 2001

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$4.99
Expected Value
$14.56
Net Profit
$20.01
Gem Rate
42.6%
ROI
+100%
Sales / Yr
134

This card has strong grading potential — $20.01 profit if PSA 10 with a 43% gem rate and 134 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$4.99
BGS 10
$72.00
PSA 10
$55.49
CGC 10
$40.00
9
$35.00
SGC 10
$33.00
8
$29.00
BGS 9.5
$22.00
7
$8.00
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0%100%
42.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+2 graded in 30 days
+7 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (305 total graded)

305Total
PSA 1013042.6%
PSA 911939.0%
PSA 83611.8%
PSA 7103.3%
Below 793.0%
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