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Kingdra #XY39

Kingdra #XY39

Pokemon Promo · #XY39 · Oct 2013

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$30.07
Expected Value
$28.36
Net Profit
$211.93
Gem Rate
2.0%
ROI
+470%
Sales / Yr
92

Low grading population — gem rates based on only 64 graded cards may be unreliable, and the market for this card in graded form may be illiquid. The gem rate is only 2% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. Only 92 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
$30.07
BGS 10
$417.00
PSA 10
$320.88
CGC 10
$257.00
SGC 10
$193.00
BGS 9.5
$90.00
9
$82.58
8
$50.00
7
$40.00
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2.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
6 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (64 total graded)

64Total
PSA 1011.6%
PSA 91117.2%
PSA 81726.6%
PSA 72742.2%
Below 7812.5%
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