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Ciphermaniac's Codebreaking #198

Ciphermaniac's Codebreaking #198

Pokemon Temporal Forces · #198 · Ultra Rare · Mar 2024

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$7.56
Expected Value
$-2.98
Net Profit
$-0.09
Gem Rate
33.0%
ROI
-0%
Sales / Yr
343

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.09 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
$7.56
BGS 10
$58.00
PSA 10
$44.85
SGC 10
$27.00
CGC 10
$22.47
9
$17.00
8
$15.84
BGS 9.5
$14.00
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0%100%
33.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
6 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 17.0%

Grade Distribution (354 total graded)

354Total
PSA 1011833.3%
PSA 918151.1%
PSA 84412.4%
PSA 772.0%
Below 720.6%
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