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Eiscue #205

Eiscue #205

Pokemon Paldea Evolved · #205 · Illustration Rare · Jun 2023

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$19.99
Expected Value
$-8.86
Net Profit
$-9.99
Gem Rate
17.3%
ROI
-29%
Sales / Yr
434

Even a PSA 10 would lose $9.99 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
$19.99
BGS 10
$317.00
PSA 10
$243.75
9
$32.14
CGC 10
$25.00
BGS 9.5
$24.99
SGC 10
$22.99
8
$21.04
7
$9.52
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17.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (1,556 total graded)

1,556Total
PSA 1026917.3%
PSA 978350.3%
PSA 838624.8%
PSA 7915.8%
Below 7191.2%
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