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Horsea #67

Horsea #67

Pokemon Shrouded Fable · #067 · Illustration Rare · Aug 2024

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Maybe — Proceed with Caution

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$45.00
Expected Value
$-5.29
Net Profit
$9.00
Gem Rate
35.0%
ROI
+15%
Sales / Yr
705

Negative expected value ($-5.29) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. PSA 10 profit of $9.00 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$45.00
BGS 10
$358.00
PSA 10
$275.00
SGC 10
$165.00
CGC 10
$69.00
9
$48.63
8
$37.79
7
$34.50
BGS 9.5
$27.00
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35.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
62 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 18.0%

Grade Distribution (2,936 total graded)

2,936Total
PSA 101,03935.4%
PSA 91,62255.2%
PSA 82337.9%
PSA 7180.6%
Below 7190.6%
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