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Gardevoir V #70

Gardevoir V #70

Pokemon Champion's Path · #070 · Base · Sep 2020

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.39
Expected Value
$-1.63
Net Profit
$-2.39
Gem Rate
67.2%
ROI
-13%
Sales / Yr
453

Even a PSA 10 would lose $2.39 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$3.39
BGS 10
$53.00
PSA 10
$41.00
BGS 9.5
$22.00
9
$19.99
CGC 10
$16.00
SGC 10
$14.58
8
$11.33
7
$7.79
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67.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (2,476 total graded)

2,476Total
PSA 101,66467.2%
PSA 967927.4%
PSA 8994.0%
PSA 7130.5%
Below 7160.6%
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