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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
$78.31
Expected Value
$167.74
Net Profit
$558.41
Gem Rate
4.6%
ROI
+598%
Sales / Yr
136

The gem rate is only 5% — 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
$78.31
BGS 10
$7,995.00
PSA 10
$6,150.00
SGC 10
$3,690.00
CGC 10
$651.72
9
$470.82
BGS 9.5
$391.00
8
$276.19
7
$180.05
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4.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+24 graded in 30 days
+63 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (868 total graded)

868Total
PSA 10404.6%
PSA 918621.4%
PSA 823527.1%
PSA 715918.3%
Below 724227.9%
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