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Cinderace V #18

Cinderace V #18

Pokemon Shining Fates · #018 · Base · Feb 2021

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.00
Expected Value
$-4.66
Net Profit
$-3.50
Gem Rate
48.0%
ROI
-22%
Sales / Yr
326

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.50 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
$1.00
BGS 10
$33.00
PSA 10
$25.00
SGC 10
$15.00
CGC 10
$12.50
9
$11.75
BGS 9.5
$9.00
8
$5.09
7
$3.25
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48.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (196 total graded)

196Total
PSA 109448.0%
PSA 98342.3%
PSA 8147.1%
PSA 721.0%
Below 721.0%
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