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Gastly #92

Gastly #92

Pokemon Chinese 151 Collect · #092 · Jan 2025

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.39
Expected Value
$-1.67
Net Profit
$-0.39
Gem Rate
57.0%
ROI
-2%
Sales / Yr
5

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.39 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
$1.39
BGS 10
$34.00
PSA 10
$26.00
CGC 10
$16.00
SGC 10
$16.00
9
$13.03
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57.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Past month gem rate: 0.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 7 graded cards may be unreliable.

Grade Distribution (7 total graded)

7Total
PSA 10457.1%
PSA 9342.9%
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