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Slowking #85

Slowking #85

Pokemon Undaunted · #85 · Base · Aug 2010

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$40.17
Expected Value
$196.78
Net Profit
$3,144.83
Gem Rate
4.5%
ROI
+5700%
Sales / Yr
152

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
$40.17
BGS 10
$5,200.00
PSA 10
$4,000.00
CGC 10
$3,200.00
SGC 10
$2,400.00
9
$212.50
8
$132.33
7
$50.00
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4.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+11 graded in 30 days
+14 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (756 total graded)

756Total
PSA 10344.5%
PSA 914619.3%
PSA 827836.8%
PSA 719225.4%
Below 710213.5%
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