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Duraludon V #198

Duraludon V #198

Pokemon Evolving Skies · #198 · Base · Aug 2021

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$18.90
Expected Value
$-9.26
Net Profit
$-6.48
Gem Rate
61.0%
ROI
-19%
Sales / Yr
450

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.48 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
$18.90
BGS 10
$90.00
PSA 10
$78.50
SGC 10
$47.00
CGC 10
$27.42
BGS 9.5
$23.00
9
$22.28
8
$13.38
7
$9.95
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0%100%
61.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
27 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 56.0%

Grade Distribution (2,161 total graded)

2,161Total
PSA 101,32161.1%
PSA 964729.9%
PSA 81486.8%
PSA 7241.1%
Below 7190.9%
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