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Candice #204

Candice #204

Pokemon Silver Tempest · #204 · Secret · Nov 2022

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.81
Expected Value
$-6.07
Net Profit
$-3.35
Gem Rate
38.0%
ROI
-16%
Sales / Yr
391

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.35 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
$5.81
BGS 10
$59.00
PSA 10
$45.00
SGC 10
$27.00
CGC 10
$17.46
BGS 9.5
$17.00
9
$16.69
8
$8.92
7
$6.50
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38.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
3 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (470 total graded)

470Total
PSA 1017938.1%
PSA 917136.4%
PSA 88618.3%
PSA 7214.5%
Below 791.9%
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