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Friends in Galar #TG23

Friends in Galar #TG23

Pokemon Silver Tempest · #TG23 · Base · Nov 2022

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$9.99
Expected Value
$-9.13
Net Profit
$-8.83
Gem Rate
63.0%
ROI
-35%
Sales / Yr
438

Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.83 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
$9.99
BGS 10
$95.98
PSA 10
$45.00
9
$17.40
BGS 9.5
$17.00
CGC 10
$16.16
SGC 10
$11.50
8
$10.85
7
$9.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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63.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
27 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 52.0%

Grade Distribution (2,931 total graded)

2,931Total
PSA 101,85063.1%
PSA 976426.1%
PSA 82498.5%
PSA 7431.5%
Below 7230.8%
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