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Mela #198

Mela #198

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #198 · Dec 2024

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.38
Expected Value
$5.83
Net Profit
$6.07
Gem Rate
61.0%
ROI
+33%
Sales / Yr
92

Only 92 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price. PSA 10 profit of $6.07 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
$3.38
BGS 10
$41.00
PSA 10
$31.43
BGS 9.5
$26.00
CGC 10
$24.45
9
$24.00
8
$22.00
SGC 10
$19.00
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61.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
4 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 75.0%

Grade Distribution (393 total graded)

393Total
PSA 1023860.6%
PSA 913434.1%
PSA 8184.6%
PSA 710.3%
Below 720.5%
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