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Blaziken #24

Blaziken #24

Pokemon Darkness Ablaze · #024 · Base · Aug 2020

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.48
Expected Value
$1.97
Net Profit
$11.50
Gem Rate
48.1%
ROI
+70%
Sales / Yr
255

PSA 10 profit of $11.50 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$1.48
BGS 10
$68.00
PSA 10
$52.58
SGC 10
$32.00
CGC 10
$27.98
9
$11.30
BGS 9.5
$9.00
8
$5.82
7
$5.00
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48.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (181 total graded)

181Total
PSA 108748.1%
PSA 96938.1%
PSA 8189.9%
PSA 731.7%
Below 742.2%
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