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Groudon #27/ADV-P

Groudon #27/ADV-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #027

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$21.67
Expected Value
$96.19
Net Profit
$211.33
Gem Rate
39.0%
ROI
+576%
Sales / Yr
48

Only 48 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price.

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
$21.67
BGS 10
$403.00
PSA 10
$309.99
CGC 10
$248.00
SGC 10
$186.00
BGS 9.5
$96.00
9
$94.55
8
$18.82
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39.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
8 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 25.0%

Grade Distribution (228 total graded)

228Total
PSA 108838.6%
PSA 97332.0%
PSA 83314.5%
PSA 7187.9%
Below 7167.0%
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