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Dendra #92

Dendra #92

Pokemon Japanese Triplet Beat · #092 · Mar 2023

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$9.00
Expected Value
$-10.86
Net Profit
$-11.53
Gem Rate
64.0%
ROI
-48%
Sales / Yr
94

Even a PSA 10 would lose $11.53 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
$9.00
BGS 10
$53.93
PSA 10
$25.00
SGC 10
$19.00
BGS 9.5
$14.63
9
$14.50
CGC 10
$12.47
8
$8.50
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64.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
7 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 71.0%

Grade Distribution (7,563 total graded)

7,563Total
PSA 104,80563.5%
PSA 92,62834.7%
PSA 81021.3%
PSA 7120.2%
Below 7160.2%
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