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Vaporeon #19

Vaporeon #19

Pokemon Unseen Forces · #19 · Base · Aug 2005

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$45.00
Expected Value
$85.60
Net Profit
$139.01
Gem Rate
8.7%
ROI
+232%
Sales / Yr
124

The gem rate is only 9% — 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
$45.00
BGS 10
$1,831.00
PSA 10
$1,408.40
SGC 10
$845.00
BGS 9.5
$316.00
9
$228.13
CGC 10
$199.01
8
$85.00
7
$65.00
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0%100%
8.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+6 graded in 30 days
+18 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (447 total graded)

447Total
PSA 10398.7%
PSA 917940.0%
PSA 812628.2%
PSA 75712.8%
Below 74610.3%
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