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Lady #114

Lady #114

Pokemon Japanese Lost Abyss · #114 · Base · Jul 2022

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$14.66
Expected Value
$-2.62
Net Profit
$-1.38
Gem Rate
83.0%
ROI
-5%
Sales / Yr
68

Even a PSA 10 would lose $1.38 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
$14.66
BGS 10
$182.50
BGS 9.5
$46.00
PSA 10
$41.85
CGC 10
$28.28
9
$22.00
8
$19.90
SGC 10
$8.00
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83.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
41 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 78.0%

Grade Distribution (9,058 total graded)

9,058Total
PSA 107,52983.1%
PSA 91,26614.0%
PSA 81231.4%
PSA 7520.6%
Below 7871.0%
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