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Rayquaza EX #XY69

Rayquaza EX #XY69

Pokemon Promo · #XY69 · Base · Oct 2013

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$37.50
Expected Value
$32.84
Net Profit
$7,947.50
Gem Rate
1.0%
ROI
+15138%
Sales / Yr
122

The gem rate is only 1% — 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
$37.50
BGS 10
$13,000.00
PSA 10
$10,000.00
CGC 10
$8,000.00
SGC 10
$6,000.00
BGS 9.5
$660.00
9
$642.50
8
$99.87
7
$81.50
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0%100%
1.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
62 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (1,584 total graded)

1,584Total
PSA 1080.5%
PSA 916010.1%
PSA 829718.8%
PSA 723614.9%
Below 787955.5%