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Drednaw VMAX #15

Drednaw VMAX #15

Pokemon Champion's Path · #015 · Base · Sep 2020

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.41
Expected Value
$-8.53
Net Profit
$-8.91
Gem Rate
74.1%
ROI
-51%
Sales / Yr
431

Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.91 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
$2.41
BGS 10
$36.00
PSA 10
$27.49
SGC 10
$16.00
9
$10.50
BGS 9.5
$10.00
8
$8.75
CGC 10
$8.50
7
$3.00
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74.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (2,178 total graded)

2,178Total
PSA 101,61474.1%
PSA 947321.7%
PSA 8673.1%
PSA 7120.6%
Below 780.4%
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