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Ceruledge Ex #203

Ceruledge Ex #203

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #203 · Dec 2024

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$19.81
Expected Value
$4.44
Net Profit
$5.18
Gem Rate
90.0%
ROI
+15%
Sales / Yr
754

PSA 10 profit of $5.18 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
$19.81
BGS 10
$80.10
PSA 10
$72.40
SGC 10
$43.00
CGC 10
$39.99
9
$35.29
BGS 9.5
$29.49
8
$23.47
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0%100%
90.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
346 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 89.0%

Grade Distribution (10,589 total graded)

10,589Total
PSA 109,55890.3%
PSA 98628.1%
PSA 81161.1%
PSA 7260.2%
Below 7270.3%
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