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Blastoise & Piplup GX #214

Blastoise & Piplup GX #214

Pokemon Cosmic Eclipse · #214 · Base · Aug 2019

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$70.56
Expected Value
$17.38
Net Profit
$34.94
Gem Rate
36.6%
ROI
+41%
Sales / Yr
267

This card has strong grading potential — $34.94 profit if PSA 10 with a 37% gem rate and 267 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$70.56
BGS 10
$615.00
PSA 10
$473.45
SGC 10
$284.00
CGC 10
$120.50
9
$101.30
BGS 9.5
$98.00
8
$86.12
7
$31.00
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0%100%
36.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+42 graded in 30 days
+119 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,798 total graded)

1,798Total
PSA 1065836.6%
PSA 975542.0%
PSA 827615.4%
PSA 7543.0%
Below 7512.8%