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Sceptile EX #XY53

Sceptile EX #XY53

Pokemon Promo · #XY53 · Base · Oct 2013

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.25
Expected Value
$7.15
Net Profit
$42.75
Gem Rate
7.0%
ROI
+211%
Sales / Yr
118

Low grading population — gem rates based on only 70 graded cards may be unreliable, and the market for this card in graded form may be illiquid. The gem rate is only 7% — 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
$5.25
BGS 10
$102.00
PSA 10
$78.12
CGC 10
$63.00
SGC 10
$47.00
9
$44.00
8
$40.00
BGS 9.5
$33.00
7
$9.75
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7.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
3 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 33.0%

Grade Distribution (70 total graded)

70Total
PSA 1057.1%
PSA 91622.9%
PSA 81724.3%
PSA 71318.6%
Below 71825.7%
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