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Arven #353

Arven #353

Pokemon Japanese Shiny Treasure ex · #353 · Dec 2023

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$9.67
Expected Value
$-5.48
Net Profit
$-3.23
Gem Rate
70.0%
ROI
-13%
Sales / Yr
114

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.23 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
$9.67
BGS 10
$52.00
PSA 10
$40.00
SGC 10
$22.87
CGC 10
$21.44
9
$14.26
BGS 9.5
$13.25
8
$11.01
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
70.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
9 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 78.0%

Grade Distribution (800 total graded)

800Total
PSA 1056070.0%
PSA 921226.5%
PSA 8232.9%
PSA 730.4%
Below 720.3%
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