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Larry's Skill #139

Larry's Skill #139

Pokemon Prismatic Evolutions · #139 · Ultra Rare · Jan 2025

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.50
Expected Value
$-3.99
Net Profit
$-3.00
Gem Rate
24.7%
ROI
-18%
Sales / Yr
213

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.00 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
$1.50
BGS 10
$63.00
PSA 10
$48.22
SGC 10
$29.00
BGS 9.5
$16.00
CGC 10
$13.50
9
$12.82
8
$12.00
7
$10.00
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24.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+21 graded in 30 days
+57 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (465 total graded)

465Total
PSA 1011524.7%
PSA 923650.8%
PSA 89219.8%
PSA 7122.6%
Below 781.7%
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