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Vaporeon #30

Vaporeon #30

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #030 · Dec 2024

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.94
Expected Value
$-5.74
Net Profit
$-6.14
Gem Rate
86.0%
ROI
-36%
Sales / Yr
156

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.14 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$1.94
BGS 10
$45.00
PSA 10
$34.25
SGC 10
$21.00
9
$15.75
BGS 9.5
$12.00
CGC 10
$10.80
8
$8.25
7
$5.50
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86.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
219 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 85.0%

Grade Distribution (4,849 total graded)

4,849Total
PSA 104,15785.7%
PSA 955611.5%
PSA 8952.0%
PSA 7230.5%
Below 7180.4%
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