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Vaporeon [Gold Star] #102

Vaporeon [Gold Star] #102

Pokemon Power Keepers · #102 · Feb 2007

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1,191.62
Expected Value
$1,090.19
Net Profit
$4,176.12
Gem Rate
3.9%
ROI
+346%
Sales / Yr
170

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
$1,191.62
BGS 10
$34,192.00
PSA 10
$26,301.15
SGC 10
$15,781.00
CGC 10
$5,382.74
9
$4,427.20
8
$3,388.00
7
$1,834.91
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3.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (2,812 total graded)

2,812Total
PSA 101103.9%
PSA 944515.8%
PSA 843515.5%
PSA 739113.9%
Below 71,39849.7%
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