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Espeon #81

Espeon #81

Pokemon Undaunted · #81 · Base · Aug 2010

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$205.55
Expected Value
$528.91
Net Profit
$1,819.21
Gem Rate
1.7%
ROI
+825%
Sales / Yr
329

The gem rate is only 2% — 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
$205.55
BGS 10
$19,042.00
PSA 10
$14,647.75
SGC 10
$8,789.00
CGC 10
$2,039.76
9
$2,001.83
8
$579.94
7
$410.00
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1.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (3,181 total graded)

3,181Total
PSA 10541.7%
PSA 959618.7%
PSA 81,09834.5%
PSA 773123.0%
Below 769321.8%
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