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Blaziken #15

Blaziken #15

Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire · #15 · Base · Jun 2013

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.92
Expected Value
$13.09
Net Profit
$32.07
Gem Rate
15.3%
ROI
+179%
Sales / Yr
134

The gem rate is only 15% — 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
$2.92
BGS 10
$160.00
PSA 10
$122.92
SGC 10
$74.00
CGC 10
$49.99
BGS 9.5
$43.00
9
$39.00
8
$25.23
7
$13.50
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15.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+6 graded in 30 days
+10 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (196 total graded)

196Total
PSA 103015.3%
PSA 97739.3%
PSA 84925.0%
PSA 72110.7%
Below 7199.7%
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