Squirtle #14

Pokemon Plasma Blast · #14 · Aug 2013

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$1.95

Expected Value

$3.34

Net Profit

$55.05

Gem Rate

12.7%

ROI

+325%

Sales / Yr

199

The gem rate is only 13% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

Best Tier for Flipping

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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

Company	Best Tier	Gem Rate	Pop	10s	Cost	EV	Net Profit	ROI
PSA	PSA Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
BGS	BGS Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
CGC	CGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
SGC	SGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
TAG	TAG Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%

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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

$1.95

BGS 10

$117.00

PSA 10

$90.00

CGC 10

$72.00

SGC 10

$54.00

BGS 9.5

$19.00

$17.00

$15.64

$13.00

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12.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

+3 graded in 30 days

+4 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (229 total graded)

229Total

PSA 102912.7%

PSA 99340.6%

PSA 84419.2%

PSA 7156.6%

Below 74821.0%