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Alakazam #9

Alakazam #9

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$11.20
Expected Value
$8.26
Net Profit
$20.63
Gem Rate
22.0%
ROI
+79%
Sales / Yr
1,063

The gem rate is only 22% — 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
$11.20
BGS 10
$169.00
PSA 10
$130.00
SGC 10
$78.00
CGC 10
$46.83
BGS 9.5
$26.00
9
$25.45
8
$15.00
7
$14.80
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22.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
🔥1,045 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 19.0%

Grade Distribution (2,992 total graded)

2,992Total
PSA 1064521.6%
PSA 91,84261.6%
PSA 844014.7%
PSA 7331.1%
Below 7240.8%