Iron Thorns [Pokemon Center] #98

Pokemon Promo · #098 · Jul 1999

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Raw Price

$40.42

Expected Value

$-7.80

Net Profit

$24.57

Gem Rate

31.0%

ROI

+44%

Sales / Yr

200

Negative expected value ($-7.80) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. The gem rate is only 31% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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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

Company	Best Tier	Gem Rate	Pop	10s	Cost	EV	Net Profit	ROI
PSA	PSA Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
BGS	BGS Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
CGC	CGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
SGC	SGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
TAG	TAG Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%

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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

$40.42

BGS 10

$441.00

PSA 10

$339.12

SGC 10

$203.00

CGC 10

$79.99

BGS 9.5

$73.00

$33.57

$30.00

$25.00

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31.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

18 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 17.0%

Grade Distribution (952 total graded)

952Total

PSA 1029531.0%

PSA 955157.9%

PSA 8869.0%

PSA 780.8%

Below 7101.1%

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