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Cetitan #69

Cetitan #69

Pokemon Japanese Paradise Dragona · #069 · Sep 2024

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.48
Expected Value
$-7.78
Net Profit
$-5.59
Gem Rate
65.0%
ROI
-32%
Sales / Yr
245

Even a PSA 10 would lose $5.59 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
$2.48
BGS 10
$36.00
PSA 10
$27.42
SGC 10
$16.00
CGC 10
$11.89
BGS 9.5
$9.52
9
$6.02
8
$4.71
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0%100%
65.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
53 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 55.0%

Grade Distribution (933 total graded)

933Total
PSA 1061065.4%
PSA 923925.6%
PSA 8717.6%
PSA 7101.1%
Below 730.3%
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