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Regidrago V #183

Regidrago V #183

Pokemon Silver Tempest · #183 · Base · Nov 2022

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.43
Expected Value
$-5.04
Net Profit
$-6.18
Gem Rate
51.0%
ROI
-35%
Sales / Yr
377

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.18 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
$2.43
BGS 10
$60.00
PSA 10
$46.21
SGC 10
$28.00
9
$14.95
BGS 9.5
$14.00
CGC 10
$11.25
8
$10.77
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51.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
5 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 80.0%

Grade Distribution (290 total graded)

290Total
PSA 1014851.0%
PSA 910736.9%
PSA 82910.0%
PSA 741.4%
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