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Decidueye #SM55

Decidueye #SM55

Pokemon Promo · #SM55 · Nov 2016

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$0.99
Expected Value
$-4.30
Net Profit
$-10.49
Gem Rate
15.0%
ROI
-66%
Sales / Yr
231

Even a PSA 10 would lose $10.49 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
$0.99
BGS 10
$26.00
PSA 10
$20.33
BGS 9.5
$15.00
9
$14.99
SGC 10
$12.00
8
$10.29
7
$7.52
CGC 10
$5.50
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0%100%
15.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (108 total graded)

108Total
PSA 101614.8%
PSA 96358.3%
PSA 81816.7%
PSA 754.6%
Below 754.6%
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