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Garchomp EX #XY167

Garchomp EX #XY167

Pokemon Promo · #XY167 · Oct 2013

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$12.00
Expected Value
$18.90
Net Profit
$73.00
Gem Rate
4.0%
ROI
+270%
Sales / Yr
114

Low grading population — gem rates based on only 96 graded cards may be unreliable, and the market for this card in graded form may be illiquid. The gem rate is only 4% — 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
$12.00
BGS 10
$650.00
PSA 10
$500.01
SGC 10
$300.00
BGS 9.5
$103.00
CGC 10
$100.00
9
$93.72
8
$18.09
7
$14.00
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4.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
5 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (96 total graded)

96Total
PSA 1044.2%
PSA 93435.4%
PSA 82425.0%
PSA 71212.5%
Below 72222.9%
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