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Blaziken EX #90

Blaziken EX #90

Pokemon Crystal Guardians · #90 · Base · Aug 2006

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$99.81
Expected Value
$162.81
Net Profit
$518.98
Gem Rate
4.4%
ROI
+452%
Sales / Yr
119

The gem rate is only 4% — 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
$99.81
BGS 10
$7,995.00
PSA 10
$6,150.00
SGC 10
$3,690.00
CGC 10
$633.79
9
$505.10
BGS 9.5
$391.00
8
$292.03
7
$187.50
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
4.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+28 graded in 30 days
+80 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (901 total graded)

901Total
PSA 10404.4%
PSA 919421.5%
PSA 823826.4%
PSA 716518.3%
Below 725828.6%
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