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Minccino #182

Minccino #182

Pokemon Temporal Forces · #182 · Illustration Rare · Mar 2024

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$21.99
Expected Value
$-12.86
Net Profit
$-10.49
Gem Rate
41.0%
ROI
-28%
Sales / Yr
527

Even a PSA 10 would lose $10.49 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
$21.99
BGS 10
$194.00
PSA 10
$149.00
SGC 10
$32.00
BGS 9.5
$30.28
CGC 10
$26.50
9
$23.90
8
$12.25
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0%100%
41.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
36 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 28.0%

Grade Distribution (1,136 total graded)

1,136Total
PSA 1046741.1%
PSA 957450.5%
PSA 8797.0%
PSA 790.8%
Below 770.6%
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