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Blastoise EX #XY122

Blastoise EX #XY122

Pokemon Promo · #XY122 · Apr 2016

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$137.59
Expected Value
$201.92
Net Profit
$910.19
Gem Rate
2.0%
ROI
+596%
Sales / Yr
484

The gem rate is only 2% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

ⓘPopulation data match confidence: 0% — verify on PSA

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
$137.59
BGS 10
$12,038.00
PSA 10
$9,260.17
SGC 10
$5,556.00
9
$1,150.00
CGC 10
$1,062.78
BGS 9.5
$771.00
8
$399.95
7
$287.00
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0%100%
2.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
227 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (5,497 total graded)

5,497Total
PSA 10941.7%
PSA 968612.5%
PSA 81,45826.5%
PSA 71,60429.2%
Below 71,63729.8%
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