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Chesnaught V #15

Chesnaught V #15

Pokemon Silver Tempest · #015 · Base · Nov 2022

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$0.99
Expected Value
$-3.94
Net Profit
$-3.99
Gem Rate
39.0%
ROI
-25%
Sales / Yr
251

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.99 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
$0.99
BGS 10
$52.00
PSA 10
$40.00
SGC 10
$24.00
9
$13.75
CGC 10
$12.00
BGS 9.5
$11.00
8
$9.49
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39.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
2 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (121 total graded)

121Total
PSA 104738.8%
PSA 95545.5%
PSA 81411.6%
PSA 743.3%
Below 710.8%
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