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Thorton #210

Thorton #210

Pokemon Lost Origin · #210 · Secret · Sep 2022

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.29
Expected Value
$-5.25
Net Profit
$-1.81
Gem Rate
46.0%
ROI
-10%
Sales / Yr
341

Even a PSA 10 would lose $1.81 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
$3.29
BGS 10
$36.00
PSA 10
$27.37
CGC 10
$16.48
SGC 10
$16.00
BGS 9.5
$12.00
9
$11.00
8
$9.75
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46.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
2 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 50.0%

Grade Distribution (215 total graded)

215Total
PSA 109946.0%
PSA 97735.8%
PSA 83014.0%
PSA 731.4%
Below 752.3%
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