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Quaquaval ex #98

Quaquaval ex #98

Pokemon Japanese Triplet Beat · #098 · Mar 2023

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$22.00
Expected Value
$-8.37
Net Profit
$-7.01
Gem Rate
91.0%
ROI
-19%
Sales / Yr
78

Even a PSA 10 would lose $7.01 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
$22.00
BGS 10
$265.00
PSA 10
$46.16
BGS 9.5
$33.00
CGC 10
$29.99
SGC 10
$28.00
9
$15.50
8
$3.75
7
$3.00
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91.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
30 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 90.0%

Grade Distribution (2,080 total graded)

2,080Total
PSA 101,89791.2%
PSA 91557.5%
PSA 8150.7%
PSA 780.4%
Below 750.2%
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