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Hydreigon ex #72

Hydreigon ex #72

Pokemon Japanese Super Electric Breaker · #072 · Base · Oct 2024

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.65
Expected Value
$-9.63
Net Profit
$-11.04
Gem Rate
82.0%
ROI
-66%
Sales / Yr
82

Even a PSA 10 would lose $11.04 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
$1.65
BGS 10
$36.00
PSA 10
$29.92
SGC 10
$18.00
9
$15.00
8
$14.00
BGS 9.5
$10.00
CGC 10
$5.61
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0%100%
82.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
1 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 100.0%

Grade Distribution (208 total graded)

208Total
PSA 1017182.2%
PSA 93114.9%
PSA 831.4%
PSA 710.5%
Below 721.0%
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