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Raikou #SM150

Raikou #SM150

Pokemon Promo · #SM150 · Nov 2016

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$12.42
Expected Value
$70.73
Net Profit
$309.58
Gem Rate
9.0%
ROI
+1129%
Sales / Yr
56

The gem rate is only 9% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. Only 56 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
$12.42
BGS 10
$729.00
PSA 10
$561.06
CGC 10
$337.00
SGC 10
$337.00
9
$101.00
8
$92.26
BGS 9.5
$75.00
7
$70.50
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9.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
1 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (170 total graded)

170Total
PSA 10169.4%
PSA 97544.1%
PSA 85130.0%
PSA 71710.0%
Below 7105.9%
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