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Iron Treads ex #73

Iron Treads ex #73

Pokemon Promo · #073 · Jul 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.26
Expected Value
$0.60
Net Profit
$3.74
Gem Rate
66.0%
ROI
+23%
Sales / Yr
333

PSA 10 profit of $3.74 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
$1.26
BGS 10
$58.00
PSA 10
$44.87
CGC 10
$20.00
9
$11.99
BGS 9.5
$11.00
8
$8.75
SGC 10
$6.50
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0%100%
66.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
8 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 25.0%

Grade Distribution (237 total graded)

237Total
PSA 1015766.2%
PSA 96627.8%
PSA 862.5%
PSA 710.4%
Below 773.0%
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