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Blastoise #14

Blastoise #14

Pokemon Crystal Guardians · #14 · Base · Aug 2006

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$12.06
Expected Value
$49.19
Net Profit
$271.94
Gem Rate
13.1%
ROI
+1005%
Sales / Yr
130

The gem rate is only 13% — 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
$12.06
BGS 10
$385.00
CGC 10
$299.00
PSA 10
$296.25
SGC 10
$178.00
9
$68.63
BGS 9.5
$67.71
8
$34.31
7
$27.00
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13.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (789 total graded)

789Total
PSA 1010313.1%
PSA 927635.0%
PSA 819524.7%
PSA 7769.6%
Below 713617.2%
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