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Ditto #XY40

Ditto #XY40

Pokemon Promo · #XY40 · Base · Oct 2013

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Maybe — Proceed with Caution

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$51.65
Expected Value
$-22.16
Net Profit
$277.35
Gem Rate
1.0%
ROI
+416%
Sales / Yr
144

Negative expected value ($-22.16) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. The gem rate is only 1% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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
$51.65
BGS 10
$559.00
PSA 10
$429.80
CGC 10
$344.00
SGC 10
$258.00
BGS 9.5
$67.00
9
$61.00
8
$35.38
7
$28.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
1.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
11 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (198 total graded)

198Total
PSA 1010.5%
PSA 93015.2%
PSA 87236.4%
PSA 75226.3%
Below 74321.7%
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