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Adventurer's Discovery #TG23

Adventurer's Discovery #TG23

Pokemon Lost Origin · #TG23 · Base · Sep 2022

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$4.15
Expected Value
$-5.61
Net Profit
$-4.19
Gem Rate
42.0%
ROI
-22%
Sales / Yr
374

Even a PSA 10 would lose $4.19 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
$4.15
BGS 10
$51.00
PSA 10
$39.14
BGS 9.5
$22.00
CGC 10
$14.96
9
$13.67
SGC 10
$11.65
8
$11.01
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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42.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
6 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 33.0%

Grade Distribution (570 total graded)

570Total
PSA 1024242.5%
PSA 924643.2%
PSA 86411.2%
PSA 7111.9%
Below 740.7%
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