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Wallace #194

Wallace #194

Pokemon Silver Tempest · #194 · Base · Nov 2022

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$4.98
Expected Value
$-13.22
Net Profit
$-14.48
Gem Rate
54.0%
ROI
-72%
Sales / Yr
250

Even a PSA 10 would lose $14.48 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
$4.98
BGS 10
$41.00
PSA 10
$31.38
BGS 9.5
$14.03
9
$10.25
CGC 10
$5.50
8
$4.13
SGC 10
$4.00
7
$3.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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54.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
5 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 20.0%

Grade Distribution (232 total graded)

232Total
PSA 1012654.3%
PSA 97231.0%
PSA 82611.2%
PSA 741.7%
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