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Gardevoir EX #96

Gardevoir EX #96

Pokemon Sandstorm · #96 · Base · Sep 2003

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$87.60
Expected Value
$196.29
Net Profit
$396.40
Gem Rate
3.8%
ROI
+386%
Sales / Yr
169

The gem rate is only 4% — 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
$87.60
BGS 10
$7,800.00
PSA 10
$6,000.00
SGC 10
$3,600.00
9
$628.35
CGC 10
$499.00
BGS 9.5
$403.51
8
$295.00
7
$155.00
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3.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+44 graded in 30 days
+119 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,691 total graded)

1,691Total
PSA 10653.8%
PSA 939523.4%
PSA 845727.0%
PSA 732919.5%
Below 743525.7%
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