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Skeledirge ex #97

Skeledirge ex #97

Pokemon Japanese Triplet Beat · #097 · Mar 2023

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$42.76
Expected Value
$-9.20
Net Profit
$-7.77
Gem Rate
92.0%
ROI
-13%
Sales / Yr
106

Even a PSA 10 would lose $7.77 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
$42.76
BGS 10
$90.61
PSA 10
$87.36
SGC 10
$52.00
CGC 10
$49.99
BGS 9.5
$39.00
9
$35.00
8
$11.77
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0%100%
92.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
33 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 97.0%

Grade Distribution (2,814 total graded)

2,814Total
PSA 102,59792.3%
PSA 91886.7%
PSA 8160.6%
PSA 740.1%
Below 790.3%
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