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Cynthia's Garchomp ex #215

Cynthia's Garchomp ex #215

Pokemon Destined Rivals · #215 · Ultra Rare · May 2025

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.00
Expected Value
$6.14
Net Profit
$9.99
Gem Rate
61.0%
ROI
+50%
Sales / Yr
490

PSA 10 profit of $9.99 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$5.00
BGS 10
$81.00
PSA 10
$61.99
SGC 10
$37.00
CGC 10
$29.99
BGS 9.5
$28.00
9
$21.86
8
$14.46
7
$12.00
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61.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
198 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 64.0%

Grade Distribution (2,927 total graded)

2,927Total
PSA 101,79661.4%
PSA 993832.0%
PSA 81495.1%
PSA 7200.7%
Below 7230.8%
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