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Dendra #99

Dendra #99

Pokemon Japanese Triplet Beat · #099 · Mar 2023

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$46.51
Expected Value
$-16.31
Net Profit
$-11.51
Gem Rate
63.0%
ROI
-19%
Sales / Yr
93

Even a PSA 10 would lose $11.51 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
$46.51
BGS 10
$97.01
PSA 10
$85.50
BGS 9.5
$65.07
SGC 10
$51.00
CGC 10
$50.00
9
$37.14
8
$36.00
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63.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
88 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 66.0%

Grade Distribution (11,543 total graded)

11,543Total
PSA 107,28563.1%
PSA 93,76832.6%
PSA 84193.6%
PSA 7400.3%
Below 7310.3%
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