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Atticus #191

Atticus #191

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #191 · Dec 2024

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.89
Expected Value
$-2.70
Net Profit
$-3.77
Gem Rate
60.0%
ROI
-21%
Sales / Yr
77

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.77 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
$2.89
BGS 10
$41.00
PSA 10
$31.49
SGC 10
$19.00
9
$17.00
8
$15.00
CGC 10
$14.12
BGS 9.5
$11.00
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0%100%
60.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
2 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (141 total graded)

141Total
PSA 108560.3%
PSA 95136.2%
PSA 853.5%
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