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Dedenne ex #89

Dedenne ex #89

Pokemon Japanese Triplet Beat · #089 · Mar 2023

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$11.84
Expected Value
$-5.16
Net Profit
$-4.34
Gem Rate
86.0%
ROI
-16%
Sales / Yr
185

Even a PSA 10 would lose $4.34 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
$11.84
BGS 10
$47.50
PSA 10
$44.20
BGS 9.5
$29.99
SGC 10
$27.00
CGC 10
$22.50
9
$17.51
8
$11.48
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0%100%
86.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
5 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 100.0%

Grade Distribution (2,702 total graded)

2,702Total
PSA 102,32085.9%
PSA 933612.4%
PSA 8230.9%
PSA 790.3%
Below 7140.5%
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