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Mabosstiff #296

Mabosstiff #296

Pokemon Japanese Shiny Treasure ex · #296 · Dec 2023

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.22
Expected Value
$-0.91
Net Profit
$-0.46
Gem Rate
92.0%
ROI
-3%
Sales / Yr
52

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.46 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
$2.22
BGS 10
$21.00
CGC 10
$16.76
PSA 10
$16.50
BGS 9.5
$14.99
9
$13.81
SGC 10
$10.00
8
$8.50
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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92.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Past month gem rate: 0.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 25 graded cards may be unreliable.

Grade Distribution (25 total graded)

25Total
PSA 102392.0%
PSA 914.0%
PSA 814.0%
© 2026 Should You Grade? Data from PriceCharting & GemRate.
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