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Kadabra #254

Kadabra #254

Pokemon Japanese Shiny Treasure ex · #254 · Dec 2023

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.56
Expected Value
$-3.09
Net Profit
$-3.56
Gem Rate
83.0%
ROI
-19%
Sales / Yr
143

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.56 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
$3.56
BGS 10
$51.00
PSA 10
$39.45
SGC 10
$24.00
9
$19.00
8
$16.99
CGC 10
$15.00
BGS 9.5
$13.50
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
83.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
3 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 100.0%

Grade Distribution (255 total graded)

255Total
PSA 1021182.7%
PSA 93413.3%
PSA 883.1%
PSA 720.8%
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