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Glaceon Ex #206

Glaceon Ex #206

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #206 · Dec 2024

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$49.99
Expected Value
$9.06
Net Profit
$11.01
Gem Rate
89.0%
ROI
+17%
Sales / Yr
1,056

PSA 10 profit of $11.01 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
$49.99
BGS 10
$161.72
PSA 10
$110.00
CGC 10
$76.00
SGC 10
$66.00
BGS 9.5
$65.00
9
$60.08
8
$40.39
7
$36.00
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89.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
🔥1,460 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 87.0%

Grade Distribution (33,602 total graded)

33,602Total
PSA 1029,82788.8%
PSA 93,2069.5%
PSA 83551.1%
PSA 71080.3%
Below 71050.3%
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