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Friends in Hisui #148

Friends in Hisui #148

Pokemon Crown Zenith · #148 · Base · Jan 2023

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$6.76
Expected Value
$-7.39
Net Profit
$-6.76
Gem Rate
60.0%
ROI
-31%
Sales / Yr
346

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.76 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
$6.76
BGS 10
$160.00
PSA 10
$48.84
BGS 9.5
$18.00
SGC 10
$17.99
CGC 10
$15.00
9
$15.00
8
$8.96
7
$8.30
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0%100%
60.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
18 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 39.0%

Grade Distribution (2,229 total graded)

2,229Total
PSA 101,34560.3%
PSA 966129.7%
PSA 81767.9%
PSA 7291.3%
Below 7100.4%
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