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Drayton #229

Drayton #229

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #229 · Dec 2024

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.21
Expected Value
$5.37
Net Profit
$9.76
Gem Rate
66.0%
ROI
+48%
Sales / Yr
169

PSA 10 profit of $9.76 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
$5.21
BGS 10
$44.00
PSA 10
$34.19
CGC 10
$29.97
SGC 10
$21.00
9
$17.97
BGS 9.5
$17.50
8
$11.75
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0%100%
66.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
16 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 50.0%

Grade Distribution (426 total graded)

426Total
PSA 1028166.0%
PSA 912729.8%
PSA 8143.3%
PSA 710.2%
Below 730.7%
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