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Cyclizar ex #18

Pokemon Promo · #018

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$0.88
Expected Value
$-7.92
Net Profit
$-5.88
Gem Rate
47.0%
ROI
-37%
Sales / Yr
136

Even a PSA 10 would lose $5.88 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
$0.88
BGS 10
$43.00
PSA 10
$32.98
SGC 10
$20.00
CGC 10
$10.00
BGS 9.5
$9.00
9
$8.00
8
$7.12
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
47.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
1 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 100.0%

Grade Distribution (62 total graded)

62Total
PSA 102946.8%
PSA 92540.3%
PSA 858.1%
Below 734.8%
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