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Garchomp & Giratina GX #99

Garchomp & Giratina GX #99

Pokemon Japanese Tag All Stars · #099 · Base · Sep 2022

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$11.74
Expected Value
$7.93
Net Profit
$8.28
Gem Rate
80.0%
ROI
+31%
Sales / Yr
433

PSA 10 profit of $8.28 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
$11.74
BGS 10
$105.00
PSA 10
$80.73
SGC 10
$48.00
CGC 10
$35.02
BGS 9.5
$35.00
9
$35.00
8
$23.50
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0%100%
80.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
273 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 71.0%

Grade Distribution (3,015 total graded)

3,015Total
PSA 102,41680.1%
PSA 953317.7%
PSA 8391.3%
PSA 7100.3%
Below 7170.6%
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