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Absol #15

Absol #15

Pokemon Legend Maker · #15 · Base · Feb 2006

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$9.99
Expected Value
$57.07
Net Profit
$65.01
Gem Rate
9.8%
ROI
+260%
Sales / Yr
113

The gem rate is only 10% — 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
$9.99
BGS 10
$195.00
PSA 10
$150.00
9
$99.00
CGC 10
$90.00
SGC 10
$90.00
8
$90.00
7
$79.90
BGS 9.5
$79.00
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9.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+10 graded in 30 days
+17 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (266 total graded)

266Total
PSA 10269.8%
PSA 99033.8%
PSA 88933.5%
PSA 72810.5%
Below 72910.9%
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