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Espeon ex #155

Espeon ex #155

Pokemon Prismatic Evolutions · #155 · Special Illustration Rare · Jan 2025

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$291.49
Expected Value
$16.45
Net Profit
$105.41
Gem Rate
28.4%
ROI
+34%
Sales / Yr
1,321

The gem rate is only 28% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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
$291.49
BGS 10
$1,551.00
PSA 10
$1,193.00
CGC 10
$411.90
SGC 10
$410.00
9
$300.00
8
$254.56
BGS 9.5
$249.99
7
$144.25
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0%100%
28.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+704 graded in 30 days
+1,842 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (10,981 total graded)

10,981Total
PSA 103,11528.4%
PSA 96,11855.7%
PSA 81,42813.0%
PSA 71971.8%
Below 7630.6%

eBay Market Signals

3–4 month horizon
Raw
30 days tracked
Active
42
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
2.4
84 resolved
Days to sell
7.0d
p90 21d
Liquidity
62%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
+12.0%
Price 30d
+8.0%
PSA 10
30 days tracked
Active
11
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
0.30
14 resolved
Days to sell
18d
p90 46d
Liquidity
48%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
-6.0%
Price 30d
+14.0%
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