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Dialga G #7

Dialga G #7

Pokemon Platinum · #7 · Feb 2009

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$10.55
Expected Value
$13.15
Net Profit
$21.17
Gem Rate
20.2%
ROI
+83%
Sales / Yr
92

The gem rate is only 20% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. Only 92 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price.

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
$10.55
BGS 10
$802.00
PSA 10
$617.00
SGC 10
$370.00
CGC 10
$46.72
9
$43.89
BGS 9.5
$34.00
8
$20.99
7
$17.00
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0%100%
20.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+5 graded in 30 days
+34 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (693 total graded)

693Total
PSA 1014020.2%
PSA 939056.3%
PSA 812317.7%
PSA 7243.5%
Below 7152.2%
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