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Gym Badge #XY209

Gym Badge #XY209

Pokemon Promo · #XY209 · Oct 2013

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$18.08
Expected Value
$17.29
Net Profit
$188.92
Gem Rate
3.0%
ROI
+571%
Sales / Yr
96

The gem rate is only 3% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. Only 96 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price.

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
$18.08
BGS 10
$482.00
PSA 10
$370.65
CGC 10
$222.00
SGC 10
$222.00
9
$51.00
8
$45.99
BGS 9.5
$35.00
7
$26.11
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0%100%
3.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
2 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (295 total graded)

295Total
PSA 1093.1%
PSA 914348.5%
PSA 810134.2%
PSA 73110.5%
Below 7113.7%
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