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Colress' Experiment #113

Colress' Experiment #113

Pokemon Japanese Lost Abyss · #113 · Base · Jul 2022

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Maybe — Proceed with Caution

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.46
Expected Value
$15.10
Net Profit
$15.54
Gem Rate
84.0%
ROI
+94%
Sales / Yr
5

Only 5 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price. PSA 10 profit of $15.54 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
$1.46
BGS 10
$52.00
PSA 10
$40.00
BGS 9.5
$37.00
9
$33.20
CGC 10
$32.00
SGC 10
$24.00
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84.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
3 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 33.0%

Grade Distribution (206 total graded)

206Total
PSA 1017384.0%
PSA 92914.1%
PSA 831.5%
Below 710.5%
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