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Friends in Paldea #195

Friends in Paldea #195

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #195 · Dec 2024

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.62
Expected Value
$-8.25
Net Profit
$-8.87
Gem Rate
52.0%
ROI
-43%
Sales / Yr
116

Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.87 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
$5.62
BGS 10
$59.00
PSA 10
$45.50
SGC 10
$27.00
9
$14.50
BGS 9.5
$13.00
CGC 10
$11.75
8
$0.01
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0%100%
52.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
33 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 39.0%

Grade Distribution (1,330 total graded)

1,330Total
PSA 1069852.5%
PSA 955741.9%
PSA 8453.4%
PSA 7100.8%
Below 7201.5%
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