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Bramblin #11

Bramblin #11

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #011 · Dec 2024

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.50
Expected Value
$-6.04
Net Profit
$-6.50
Gem Rate
75.0%
ROI
-39%
Sales / Yr
10

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.50 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
$1.50
BGS 10
$21.00
PSA 10
$16.33
BGS 9.5
$13.00
9
$12.27
CGC 10
$10.00
SGC 10
$10.00
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0%100%
75.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
1 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 100.0%

Grade Distribution (84 total graded)

84Total
PSA 106375.0%
PSA 92023.8%
PSA 811.2%
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