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Latias #SM87

Latias #SM87

Pokemon Promo · #SM87 · Nov 2016

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$6.84
Expected Value
$52.86
Net Profit
$262.16
Gem Rate
9.0%
ROI
+1200%
Sales / Yr
163

The gem rate is only 9% — 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
$6.84
BGS 10
$616.00
PSA 10
$473.65
CGC 10
$284.00
SGC 10
$284.00
9
$136.13
BGS 9.5
$54.00
8
$31.52
7
$21.50
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9.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
4 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (110 total graded)

110Total
PSA 10109.1%
PSA 92825.5%
PSA 84137.3%
PSA 71110.0%
Below 72018.2%
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