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Vaporeon #25

Vaporeon #25

Pokemon Sandstorm · #25 · Base · Sep 2003

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Raw Price
$16.72
Expected Value
$3.88
Net Profit
$28.92
Gem Rate
3.0%
ROI
+91%
Sales / Yr
139

The gem rate is only 3% — 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
$16.72
BGS 10
$448.00
PSA 10
$344.51
SGC 10
$207.00
CGC 10
$60.64
BGS 9.5
$50.00
9
$49.50
8
$42.00
7
$29.00
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3.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (266 total graded)

266Total
PSA 1083.0%
PSA 96624.8%
PSA 87227.1%
PSA 75621.1%
Below 76424.1%
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