Prof. Oak's Research #98

Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green · #98 · Aug 2004

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No — Very Low Grading Population

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$2.60

Expected Value

$-10.55

Net Profit

$145.90

Gem Rate

0.0%

ROI

+829%

Sales / Yr

Only 1 cards have been graded by PSA. There is insufficient data to determine grading profitability, and finding buyers for graded copies may be difficult.

Best Tier for Flipping

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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

Company	Best Tier	Gem Rate	Pop	10s	Cost	EV	Net Profit	ROI
PSA	PSA Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
BGS	BGS Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
CGC	CGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
SGC	SGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
TAG	TAG Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%

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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

$2.60

CGC 10

$163.50

BGS 10

$58.00

PSA 10

$44.36

SGC 10

$27.00

BGS 9.5

$8.00

$7.05

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0.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 1 graded cards may be unreliable.

Grade Distribution (1 total graded)

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PSA 91100.0%