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Piplup #232/S-P

Piplup #232/S-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #232 · Aug 1997

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$13.23
Expected Value
$-3.98
Net Profit
$-4.24
Gem Rate
76.0%
ROI
-15%
Sales / Yr
262

Even a PSA 10 would lose $4.24 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
$13.23
BGS 10
$130.00
PSA 10
$100.12
SGC 10
$60.00
9
$29.70
CGC 10
$23.99
BGS 9.5
$23.00
8
$20.50
7
$8.97
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76.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
281 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 75.0%

Grade Distribution (1,807 total graded)

1,807Total
PSA 101,36575.5%
PSA 929116.1%
PSA 8774.3%
PSA 7341.9%
Below 7402.2%
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