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Ishihara GX #TPCi01

Ishihara GX #TPCi01

Pokemon Promo · #TPCi01 · Base · Jul 1999

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$0.00
Expected Value
$-15.00
Net Profit
$-15.00
Gem Rate
5.0%
ROI
-100%
Sales / Yr
4

Even a PSA 10 would lose $15.00 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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

BGS 9.5
$100,000.00
9
$24,200.00
8
$22,000.00
7
$17,600.00
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0%100%
5.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Past month gem rate: 0.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 19 graded cards may be unreliable.

Grade Distribution (19 total graded)

19Total
PSA 1015.3%
PSA 9210.5%
PSA 8526.3%
PSA 7315.8%
Below 7736.8%
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