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Sandy Shocks Ex #215

Sandy Shocks Ex #215

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #215 · Dec 2024

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.38
Expected Value
$-6.32
Net Profit
$-6.38
Gem Rate
87.0%
ROI
-31%
Sales / Yr
502

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.38 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
$5.38
BGS 10
$49.00
PSA 10
$37.50
SGC 10
$23.00
BGS 9.5
$18.00
9
$17.11
CGC 10
$14.00
8
$6.00
7
$5.00
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87.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
73 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 82.0%

Grade Distribution (1,781 total graded)

1,781Total
PSA 101,54786.9%
PSA 918010.1%
PSA 8392.2%
PSA 7110.6%
Below 740.2%
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