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Golduck [Series III] #55

Golduck [Series III] #55

Pokemon Japanese Vending · #55 · Jun 1998

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$25.00
Expected Value
$5.76
Net Profit
$-12.00
Gem Rate
25.0%
ROI
-30%
Sales / Yr
120

Even a PSA 10 would lose $12.00 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
$25.00
BGS 10
$354.00
PSA 10
$272.49
SGC 10
$163.00
9
$60.10
BGS 9.5
$37.00
CGC 10
$28.00
8
$25.00
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0%100%
25.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
14 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 36.0%

Grade Distribution (300 total graded)

300Total
PSA 107424.7%
PSA 917056.7%
PSA 84314.3%
PSA 762.0%
Below 772.3%
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