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Gardevoir #4

Gardevoir #4

Pokemon Emerald · #4 · Base · May 2005

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$25.00
Expected Value
$15.36
Net Profit
$138.50
Gem Rate
6.1%
ROI
+346%
Sales / Yr
113

The gem rate is only 6% — 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
$25.00
BGS 10
$1,007.00
PSA 10
$774.81
SGC 10
$465.00
CGC 10
$178.50
BGS 9.5
$60.33
9
$60.00
8
$44.99
7
$33.86
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6.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (314 total graded)

314Total
PSA 10196.1%
PSA 912038.2%
PSA 810433.1%
PSA 73812.1%
Below 7319.9%
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