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Champions Festival [Staff] #SWSH296

Champions Festival [Staff] #SWSH296

Pokemon Promo · #296 · Jul 1999

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$428.13
Expected Value
$-112.15
Net Profit
$-193.13
Gem Rate
35.0%
ROI
-44%
Sales / Yr
9

Even a PSA 10 would lose $193.13 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
$428.13
BGS 10
$1,567.00
PSA 10
$1,205.52
SGC 10
$723.00
BGS 9.5
$421.00
9
$365.98
CGC 10
$250.00
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35.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
2 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (540 total graded)

540Total
PSA 1019035.2%
PSA 930155.7%
PSA 8438.0%
PSA 730.6%
Below 730.6%
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