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Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno GX #226

Moltres & Zapdos & Articuno GX #226

Pokemon Japanese Tag All Stars · #226 · Base · Sep 2022

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$191.22
Expected Value
$-72.00
Net Profit
$-56.22
Gem Rate
76.0%
ROI
-27%
Sales / Yr
97

Even a PSA 10 would lose $56.22 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
$191.22
BGS 10
$638.00
PSA 10
$490.39
SGC 10
$294.00
CGC 10
$150.00
BGS 9.5
$125.00
9
$81.82
8
$28.46
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0%100%
76.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
32 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 66.0%

Grade Distribution (2,136 total graded)

2,136Total
PSA 101,62476.0%
PSA 940519.0%
PSA 8683.2%
PSA 7170.8%
Below 7221.0%

eBay Market Signals

3–4 month horizon
Raw
30 days tracked
Active
42
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
2.4
84 resolved
Days to sell
7.0d
p90 21d
Liquidity
62%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
+12.0%
Price 30d
+8.0%
PSA 10
30 days tracked
Active
11
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
0.30
14 resolved
Days to sell
18d
p90 46d
Liquidity
48%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
-6.0%
Price 30d
+14.0%
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