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Altaria #TG11

Altaria #TG11

Pokemon Silver Tempest · #TG11 · Base · Nov 2022

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$8.00
Expected Value
$1.96
Net Profit
$6.45
Gem Rate
34.0%
ROI
+28%
Sales / Yr
689

PSA 10 profit of $6.45 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
$8.00
BGS 10
$220.00
PSA 10
$169.57
SGC 10
$34.88
CGC 10
$29.45
9
$24.51
BGS 9.5
$20.00
8
$15.56
7
$8.50
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34.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
79 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 22.0%

Grade Distribution (2,352 total graded)

2,352Total
PSA 1079033.6%
PSA 91,23552.5%
PSA 825110.7%
PSA 7482.0%
Below 7261.1%
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