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Clive #352

Clive #352

Pokemon Japanese Shiny Treasure ex · #352 · Dec 2023

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$19.80
Expected Value
$1.97
Net Profit
$5.20
Gem Rate
72.0%
ROI
+15%
Sales / Yr
215

PSA 10 profit of $5.20 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
$19.80
BGS 10
$116.00
PSA 10
$88.94
CGC 10
$40.00
9
$29.98
BGS 9.5
$26.00
SGC 10
$22.27
8
$8.75
7
$7.00
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0%100%
72.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
113 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 93.0%

Grade Distribution (1,683 total graded)

1,683Total
PSA 101,21372.1%
PSA 943325.7%
PSA 8261.5%
PSA 760.4%
Below 750.3%
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