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Wailord #14

Wailord #14

Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire · #14 · Base · Jun 2013

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$15.00
Expected Value
$31.06
Net Profit
$139.97
Gem Rate
8.9%
ROI
+467%
Sales / Yr
117

The gem rate is only 9% — 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
$15.00
BGS 10
$643.00
PSA 10
$494.24
SGC 10
$297.00
BGS 9.5
$250.00
CGC 10
$169.97
9
$82.79
8
$38.50
7
$28.22
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0%100%
8.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+4 graded in 30 days
+18 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (348 total graded)

348Total
PSA 10318.9%
PSA 912435.6%
PSA 89326.7%
PSA 74813.8%
Below 75214.9%
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