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Sylveon Ex #69

Sylveon Ex #69

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #069 · Base · Dec 2024

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.35
Expected Value
$4.77
Net Profit
$5.22
Gem Rate
87.0%
ROI
+30%
Sales / Yr
585

PSA 10 profit of $5.22 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$2.35
BGS 10
$60.00
PSA 10
$45.99
SGC 10
$28.00
CGC 10
$22.57
9
$21.02
BGS 9.5
$18.00
8
$8.43
7
$6.51
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87.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
107 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 87.0%

Grade Distribution (2,785 total graded)

2,785Total
PSA 102,41686.8%
PSA 930010.8%
PSA 8521.9%
PSA 790.3%
Below 780.3%
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