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Blaziken #15

Blaziken #15

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

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.94
Expected Value
$7.10
Net Profit
$26.76
Gem Rate
15.0%
ROI
+141%
Sales / Yr
125

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
$3.94
BGS 10
$137.00
PSA 10
$105.21
SGC 10
$63.00
CGC 10
$45.70
BGS 9.5
$43.00
9
$33.00
8
$18.00
7
$14.00
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15.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+3 graded in 30 days
+10 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (200 total graded)

200Total
PSA 103015.0%
PSA 97839.0%
PSA 84924.5%
PSA 72110.5%
Below 72211.0%
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