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Gym Trainer #68

Gym Trainer #68

Pokemon Shining Fates · #068 · Base · Feb 2021

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.78
Expected Value
$-7.85
Net Profit
$-8.51
Gem Rate
57.0%
ROI
-51%
Sales / Yr
315

Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.51 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
$1.78
BGS 10
$35.00
PSA 10
$27.01
SGC 10
$16.00
BGS 9.5
$12.00
9
$10.00
8
$9.99
CGC 10
$8.27
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57.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
6 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 50.0%

Grade Distribution (662 total graded)

662Total
PSA 1037556.6%
PSA 922233.5%
PSA 8507.6%
PSA 791.4%
Below 760.9%
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