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Serena #193

Serena #193

Pokemon Silver Tempest · #193 · Base · Nov 2022

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$15.00
Expected Value
$3.25
Net Profit
$11.69
Gem Rate
54.0%
ROI
+39%
Sales / Yr
544

PSA 10 profit of $11.69 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
$15.00
BGS 10
$122.00
PSA 10
$93.78
CGC 10
$41.69
SGC 10
$32.44
BGS 9.5
$26.00
9
$24.74
8
$20.61
7
$16.00
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54.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
32 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 34.0%

Grade Distribution (4,421 total graded)

4,421Total
PSA 102,38654.0%
PSA 91,50534.0%
PSA 83878.8%
PSA 7902.0%
Below 7340.8%
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