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Meowscarada #96

Meowscarada #96

Pokemon Japanese Triplet Beat · #096 · Mar 2023

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$60.98
Expected Value
$-22.32
Net Profit
$-20.98
Gem Rate
91.0%
ROI
-28%
Sales / Yr
143

Even a PSA 10 would lose $20.98 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
$60.98
PSA 10
$83.19
BGS 10
$75.00
SGC 10
$64.78
CGC 10
$55.00
BGS 9.5
$40.00
9
$37.49
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91.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
69 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 88.0%

Grade Distribution (4,793 total graded)

4,793Total
PSA 104,36691.1%
PSA 93617.5%
PSA 8300.6%
PSA 7170.4%
Below 7190.4%
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