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Tornadus #210

Tornadus #210

Pokemon Promo · #210 · Jul 1999

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.28
Expected Value
$-3.85
Net Profit
$-3.28
Gem Rate
34.0%
ROI
-19%
Sales / Yr
456

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.28 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$2.28
BGS 10
$62.00
PSA 10
$47.50
SGC 10
$29.00
BGS 9.5
$18.00
CGC 10
$14.00
9
$13.47
8
$11.26
7
$11.20
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34.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
373 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 31.0%

Grade Distribution (2,753 total graded)

2,753Total
PSA 1093033.8%
PSA 91,55156.3%
PSA 82268.2%
PSA 7230.8%
Below 7200.7%
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