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Crispin #227

Crispin #227

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #227 · Dec 2024

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$6.85
Expected Value
$-6.64
Net Profit
$-8.57
Gem Rate
60.0%
ROI
-39%
Sales / Yr
145

Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.57 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
$6.85
BGS 10
$47.00
PSA 10
$35.87
SGC 10
$22.00
9
$20.00
CGC 10
$13.28
BGS 9.5
$13.00
8
$9.50
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
60.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
13 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 77.0%

Grade Distribution (496 total graded)

496Total
PSA 1029759.9%
PSA 916633.5%
PSA 8285.6%
PSA 730.6%
Below 720.4%
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