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Blaziken [Holo] #3

Blaziken [Holo] #3

Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire · #3 · Base · Jun 2013

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$37.63
Expected Value
$136.34
Net Profit
$411.17
Gem Rate
5.2%
ROI
+781%
Sales / Yr
165

The gem rate is only 5% — 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
$37.63
BGS 10
$3,591.00
PSA 10
$2,762.36
SGC 10
$1,657.00
CGC 10
$463.80
9
$367.10
BGS 9.5
$320.00
8
$163.96
7
$56.84
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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5.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+16 graded in 30 days
+44 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (873 total graded)

873Total
PSA 10455.2%
PSA 923827.3%
PSA 825228.9%
PSA 714016.0%
Below 719422.2%
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