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Jolteon ex #30

Jolteon ex #30

Pokemon Prismatic Evolutions · #030 · Base · Jan 2025

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.99
Expected Value
$4.64
Net Profit
$7.01
Gem Rate
39.9%
ROI
+37%
Sales / Yr
726

PSA 10 profit of $7.01 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
$3.99
BGS 10
$102.00
PSA 10
$78.45
SGC 10
$50.00
CGC 10
$26.00
9
$23.00
BGS 9.5
$19.99
8
$14.75
7
$12.99
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0%100%
39.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+84 graded in 30 days
+233 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (2,239 total graded)

2,239Total
PSA 1089439.9%
PSA 91,06847.7%
PSA 823010.3%
PSA 7311.4%
Below 7120.5%
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