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Zapdos EX #116

Zapdos EX #116

Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green · #116 · Aug 2004

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$125.00
Expected Value
$303.28
Net Profit
$459.00
Gem Rate
14.3%
ROI
+328%
Sales / Yr
129

Low grading population — gem rates based on only 35 graded cards may be unreliable, and the market for this card in graded form may be illiquid. The gem rate is only 14% — 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
$125.00
BGS 10
$5,022.00
PSA 10
$3,863.34
SGC 10
$2,318.00
CGC 10
$599.00
9
$549.30
BGS 9.5
$527.18
8
$369.42
7
$275.00
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14.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 35 graded cards may be unreliable.

Grade Distribution (35 total graded)

35Total
PSA 10514.3%
PSA 91542.9%
PSA 8822.9%
PSA 738.6%
Below 7411.4%
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