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Tatsugiri Ex #125

Tatsugiri Ex #125

Pokemon Japanese Super Electric Breaker · #125 · Oct 2024

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.99
Expected Value
$-1.54
Net Profit
$-0.01
Gem Rate
87.0%
ROI
-0%
Sales / Yr
92

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.01 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
$3.99
BGS 10
$52.00
PSA 10
$40.00
SGC 10
$24.00
CGC 10
$18.98
BGS 9.5
$9.00
9
$7.49
8
$7.30
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
87.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
6 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 83.0%

Grade Distribution (254 total graded)

254Total
PSA 1022187.0%
PSA 9259.8%
PSA 862.4%
PSA 720.8%
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