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Pidgeot ex #335

Pidgeot ex #335

Pokemon Japanese Shiny Treasure ex · #335 · Dec 2023

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.00
Expected Value
$3.94
Net Profit
$4.77
Gem Rate
85.0%
ROI
+27%
Sales / Yr
205

PSA 10 profit of $4.77 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$3.00
PSA 10
$39.25
BGS 10
$34.00
CGC 10
$22.77
BGS 9.5
$21.00
9
$18.00
8
$16.61
SGC 10
$11.81
7
$6.50
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0%100%
85.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
5 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 100.0%

Grade Distribution (502 total graded)

502Total
PSA 1042684.9%
PSA 96012.0%
PSA 891.8%
PSA 730.6%
Below 740.8%
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