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Sylveon ex #41

Pokemon Prismatic Evolutions · #041 · Base · Jan 2025

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.93
Expected Value
$5.57
Net Profit
$9.56
Gem Rate
38.3%
ROI
+53%
Sales / Yr
780

PSA 10 profit of $9.56 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
$2.93
BGS 10
$105.00
PSA 10
$80.50
CGC 10
$27.49
SGC 10
$24.75
BGS 9.5
$22.00
9
$22.00
8
$11.75
7
$9.00
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0%100%
38.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+84 graded in 30 days
+230 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,988 total graded)

1,988Total
PSA 1076238.3%
PSA 998049.3%
PSA 820210.2%
PSA 7251.3%
Below 7160.8%
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