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Noibat #169

Noibat #169

Pokemon Journey Together · #169 · Illustration Rare · Mar 2025

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.99
Expected Value
$0.72
Net Profit
$3.32
Gem Rate
33.0%
ROI
+16%
Sales / Yr
544

PSA 10 profit of $3.32 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$5.99
BGS 10
$133.00
PSA 10
$102.57
CGC 10
$24.31
9
$20.55
BGS 9.5
$19.00
SGC 10
$14.00
8
$11.35
7
$9.42
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0%100%
33.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
145 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 19.0%

Grade Distribution (3,738 total graded)

3,738Total
PSA 101,23132.9%
PSA 92,06755.3%
PSA 83689.8%
PSA 7361.0%
Below 7310.8%
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