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Teal Mask Ogerpon Ex #234

Teal Mask Ogerpon Ex #234

Pokemon Japanese Terastal Festival · #234 · Ultra Rare · Dec 2024

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$6.54
Expected Value
$11.40
Net Profit
$15.44
Gem Rate
79.0%
ROI
+72%
Sales / Yr
165

PSA 10 profit of $15.44 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
$6.54
BGS 10
$65.00
PSA 10
$50.35
CGC 10
$36.98
SGC 10
$30.00
BGS 9.5
$21.00
9
$20.00
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79.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
8 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 88.0%

Grade Distribution (568 total graded)

568Total
PSA 1044878.9%
PSA 99516.7%
PSA 8132.3%
PSA 740.7%
Below 781.4%
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