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Inteleon #227

Inteleon #227

Pokemon Evolving Skies · #227 · Secret · Aug 2021

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$10.49
Expected Value
$-2.94
Net Profit
$0.01
Gem Rate
51.0%
ROI
+0%
Sales / Yr
381

Negative expected value ($-2.94) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. PSA 10 profit of $0.01 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$10.49
BGS 10
$88.00
PSA 10
$67.67
SGC 10
$41.00
CGC 10
$25.50
BGS 9.5
$25.00
9
$20.91
8
$15.66
7
$9.50
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0%100%
51.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
8 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 75.0%

Grade Distribution (958 total graded)

958Total
PSA 1048750.8%
PSA 937539.1%
PSA 8677.0%
PSA 7171.8%
Below 7121.3%
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