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Championship Arena #28

Championship Arena #28

Pokemon Promo · #028 · Oct 2003

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1,278.87
Expected Value
$1,062.29
Net Profit
$1,482.13
Gem Rate
40.0%
ROI
+115%
Sales / Yr
7

Only 7 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
$1,278.87
BGS 10
$6,014.00
PSA 10
$4,626.50
CGC 10
$2,776.00
SGC 10
$2,776.00
BGS 9.5
$2,338.00
9
$2,230.27
8
$1,750.75
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40.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
3 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 33.0%

Grade Distribution (179 total graded)

179Total
PSA 107139.7%
PSA 97642.5%
PSA 82514.0%
Below 773.9%
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