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Poliwrath [Reverse Holo] #25

Poliwrath [Reverse Holo] #25

Pokemon Evolutions · #25 · Base · Nov 2016

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.57
Expected Value
$3.28
Net Profit
$23.28
Gem Rate
14.0%
ROI
+125%
Sales / Yr
301

The gem rate is only 14% — 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
$3.57
BGS 10
$120.00
PSA 10
$92.67
SGC 10
$56.00
CGC 10
$41.85
9
$22.27
BGS 9.5
$19.00
8
$15.50
7
$10.23
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14.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
3 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (854 total graded)

854Total
PSA 1011613.6%
PSA 942349.5%
PSA 822626.5%
PSA 7566.6%
Below 7313.6%
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