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Ho-Oh V #80

Ho-Oh V #80

Pokemon Japanese Incandescent Arcana · #080 · Base · Sep 2022

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$8.85
Expected Value
$0.19
Net Profit
$1.00
Gem Rate
82.9%
ROI
+4%
Sales / Yr
73

Only 73 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price. PSA 10 profit of $1.00 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
$8.85
BGS 10
$72.00
PSA 10
$55.00
SGC 10
$27.65
CGC 10
$24.85
BGS 9.5
$23.00
9
$21.00
8
$19.04
7
$15.00
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82.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+17 graded in 30 days
+62 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,002 total graded)

1,002Total
PSA 1083182.9%
PSA 914614.6%
PSA 890.9%
PSA 790.9%
Below 770.7%
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