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Imposter Professor Oak #73

Imposter Professor Oak #73

Pokemon Celebrations · #73 · Base · Oct 2021

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$0.84
Expected Value
$-2.83
Net Profit
$-2.84
Gem Rate
63.0%
ROI
-18%
Sales / Yr
432

Even a PSA 10 would lose $2.84 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
$0.84
BGS 10
$65.00
PSA 10
$49.97
SGC 10
$30.00
9
$13.92
CGC 10
$13.00
BGS 9.5
$10.25
8
$6.88
7
$2.25
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63.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
45 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 49.0%

Grade Distribution (1,227 total graded)

1,227Total
PSA 1077162.8%
PSA 940132.7%
PSA 8373.0%
PSA 790.7%
Below 780.7%
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