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Gouging Fire ex #93

Gouging Fire ex #93

Pokemon Japanese Wild Force · #093 · Jan 2024

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$29.29
Expected Value
$5.27
Net Profit
$6.96
Gem Rate
86.7%
ROI
+16%
Sales / Yr
262

PSA 10 profit of $6.96 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
$29.29
PSA 10
$75.00
BGS 10
$69.99
CGC 10
$51.25
SGC 10
$45.00
9
$40.00
8
$36.32
7
$21.00
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86.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (2,413 total graded)

2,413Total
PSA 102,09386.7%
PSA 926410.9%
PSA 8291.2%
PSA 790.4%
Below 7180.7%
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