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Irida #236

Irida #236

Pokemon Japanese VSTAR Universe · #236 · Base · Dec 2022

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$20.00
Expected Value
$-8.70
Net Profit
$-7.71
Gem Rate
65.0%
ROI
-22%
Sales / Yr
139

Even a PSA 10 would lose $7.71 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
$20.00
BGS 10
$69.87
PSA 10
$59.40
SGC 10
$36.00
7
$27.48
CGC 10
$27.29
BGS 9.5
$27.00
9
$24.74
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0%100%
65.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
67 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 58.0%

Grade Distribution (15,865 total graded)

15,865Total
PSA 1010,30665.0%
PSA 95,20132.8%
PSA 82351.5%
PSA 7570.4%
Below 7660.4%
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