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Alakazam #59

Alakazam #59

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #059 · Dec 2024

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.76
Expected Value
$5.50
Net Profit
$8.24
Gem Rate
86.0%
ROI
+49%
Sales / Yr
75

Only 75 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price. PSA 10 profit of $8.24 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$1.76
BGS 10
$52.00
PSA 10
$40.00
CGC 10
$25.00
SGC 10
$24.00
7
$9.99
BGS 9.5
$7.00
9
$6.02
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86.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
8 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 75.0%

Grade Distribution (668 total graded)

668Total
PSA 1057786.4%
PSA 97811.7%
PSA 8101.5%
PSA 710.1%
Below 720.3%
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