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Raging Bolt Ex #222

Raging Bolt Ex #222

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #222 · Dec 2024

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$14.00
Expected Value
$0.37
Net Profit
$1.08
Gem Rate
90.0%
ROI
+4%
Sales / Yr
998

PSA 10 profit of $1.08 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
$14.00
BGS 10
$103.75
PSA 10
$58.00
SGC 10
$35.00
CGC 10
$30.08
BGS 9.5
$27.00
9
$25.00
8
$15.38
7
$15.22
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0%100%
90.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
346 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 88.0%

Grade Distribution (8,849 total graded)

8,849Total
PSA 107,99790.4%
PSA 96767.6%
PSA 81141.3%
PSA 7440.5%
Below 7180.2%
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