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Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$23.42

Expected Value

$-4.90

Net Profit

$73.58

Gem Rate

27.0%

ROI

+192%

Sales / Yr

113

Negative expected value ($-4.90) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. The gem rate is only 27% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. This card was released recently (5 months ago). Prices for new releases are volatile — by the time grading is complete, the market price may have shifted. Consider waiting for prices to stabilize.

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

$23.42

BGS 10

$182.00

PSA 10

$140.07

CGC 10

$112.00

SGC 10

$84.00

BGS 9.5

$44.00

$41.63

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27.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

55 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 18.0%

Grade Distribution (139 total graded)

139Total

PSA 103827.3%

PSA 99064.7%

PSA 885.8%

Below 732.2%