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Noctowl #127

Noctowl #127

Pokemon Temporal Forces · #127 · Mar 2024

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Maybe — Proceed with Caution

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$0.11
Expected Value
$-4.66
Net Profit
$46.89
Gem Rate
47.0%
ROI
+310%
Sales / Yr
68

Negative expected value ($-4.66) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. Only 68 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price.

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
$0.11
BGS 10
$102.00
PSA 10
$78.11
CGC 10
$62.00
SGC 10
$47.00
BGS 9.5
$12.00
9
$10.45
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47.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
20 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 50.0%

Grade Distribution (124 total graded)

124Total
PSA 105846.8%
PSA 95947.6%
PSA 832.4%
Below 743.2%
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