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Dragapult Ex #221

Dragapult Ex #221

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #221 · Dec 2024

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$19.99
Expected Value
$-3.70
Net Profit
$-2.99
Gem Rate
89.0%
ROI
-9%
Sales / Yr
602

Even a PSA 10 would lose $2.99 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
$19.99
PSA 10
$50.29
BGS 10
$45.64
CGC 10
$32.00
9
$26.00
8
$23.49
BGS 9.5
$22.50
SGC 10
$18.00
7
$14.99
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89.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
157 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 89.0%

Grade Distribution (4,393 total graded)

4,393Total
PSA 103,90488.9%
PSA 93768.6%
PSA 8711.6%
PSA 7180.4%
Below 7240.5%
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