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Zapdos #SM145

Zapdos #SM145

Pokemon Promo · #SM145 · Nov 2016

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Raw Price
$7.99
Expected Value
$12.41
Net Profit
$96.01
Gem Rate
10.0%
ROI
+418%
Sales / Yr
129

The gem rate is only 10% — 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
$7.99
BGS 10
$259.00
PSA 10
$198.88
CGC 10
$119.00
SGC 10
$119.00
BGS 9.5
$40.00
9
$34.56
8
$25.76
7
$10.11
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10.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
3 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (165 total graded)

165Total
PSA 10169.7%
PSA 97042.4%
PSA 84627.9%
PSA 7148.5%
Below 71710.3%
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