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Feraligatr #213

Feraligatr #213

Pokemon Promo · #213 · Jul 1999

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.73
Expected Value
$-1.88
Net Profit
$-0.74
Gem Rate
31.0%
ROI
-4%
Sales / Yr
708

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.74 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
$5.73
BGS 10
$206.00
PSA 10
$158.79
SGC 10
$95.00
CGC 10
$19.99
9
$19.17
BGS 9.5
$18.00
8
$11.06
7
$10.50
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0%100%
31.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
551 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 22.0%

Grade Distribution (4,697 total graded)

4,697Total
PSA 101,44730.8%
PSA 92,78859.4%
PSA 83748.0%
PSA 7320.7%
Below 7501.1%
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