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Zapdos #14

Zapdos #14

Pokemon Majestic Dawn · #14 · Base · May 2008

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$19.98
Expected Value
$62.08
Net Profit
$365.00
Gem Rate
3.2%
ROI
+1043%
Sales / Yr
100

The gem rate is only 3% — 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
$19.98
BGS 10
$8,083.00
PSA 10
$6,218.00
SGC 10
$3,731.00
CGC 10
$399.98
BGS 9.5
$184.00
9
$145.00
8
$99.82
7
$24.48
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0%100%
3.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+2 graded in 30 days
+12 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (313 total graded)

313Total
PSA 10103.2%
PSA 99028.8%
PSA 811135.5%
PSA 74715.0%
Below 75417.3%
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