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Noibat #111

Noibat #111

Pokemon Japanese Battle Partners · #111 · Jan 2025

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.51
Expected Value
$-7.20
Net Profit
$-6.52
Gem Rate
84.0%
ROI
-35%
Sales / Yr
684

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.52 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
$3.51
BGS 10
$46.00
PSA 10
$35.60
SGC 10
$21.00
BGS 9.5
$14.44
CGC 10
$11.99
9
$8.56
8
$3.25
7
$3.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
84.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
288 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 89.0%

Grade Distribution (2,334 total graded)

2,334Total
PSA 101,95383.7%
PSA 929712.7%
PSA 8612.6%
PSA 7120.5%
Below 7100.4%
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