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Paldean Wooper #85

Paldean Wooper #85

Pokemon Japanese Triplet Beat · #085 · Mar 2023

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.00
Expected Value
$-5.75
Net Profit
$-4.72
Gem Rate
87.0%
ROI
-24%
Sales / Yr
225

Even a PSA 10 would lose $4.72 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
$5.00
BGS 10
$60.00
PSA 10
$44.31
SGC 10
$16.50
CGC 10
$15.28
BGS 9.5
$14.00
9
$7.57
8
$7.47
7
$6.00
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87.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
38 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 87.0%

Grade Distribution (993 total graded)

993Total
PSA 1086086.6%
PSA 911111.2%
PSA 8131.3%
PSA 740.4%
Below 750.5%
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