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Omastar V #174

Omastar V #174

Pokemon Silver Tempest · #174 · Base · Nov 2022

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.54
Expected Value
$-7.32
Net Profit
$-8.79
Gem Rate
55.0%
ROI
-47%
Sales / Yr
305

Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.79 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
$3.54
BGS 10
$56.00
PSA 10
$43.00
SGC 10
$25.00
9
$14.73
BGS 9.5
$14.00
8
$9.99
CGC 10
$9.75
7
$2.95
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55.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
2 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 50.0%

Grade Distribution (235 total graded)

235Total
PSA 1012954.9%
PSA 97029.8%
PSA 83314.0%
PSA 710.4%
Below 720.9%
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