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Kingdra ex #80

Kingdra ex #80

Pokemon Shrouded Fable · #080 · Ultra Rare · Aug 2024

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.72
Expected Value
$-0.72
Net Profit
$-0.23
Gem Rate
63.0%
ROI
-1%
Sales / Yr
378

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.23 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
$3.72
BGS 10
$55.00
PSA 10
$42.67
SGC 10
$26.00
BGS 9.5
$26.00
CGC 10
$18.49
9
$18.40
8
$13.40
7
$12.06
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0%100%
63.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
15 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 73.0%

Grade Distribution (507 total graded)

507Total
PSA 1031862.7%
PSA 916432.3%
PSA 8214.1%
PSA 730.6%
Below 710.2%
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