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Hop's Zacian Ex #193

Hop's Zacian Ex #193

Pokemon Promo · #193 · Jul 1999

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$0.99
Expected Value
$-1.46
Net Profit
$-6.00
Gem Rate
16.0%
ROI
-38%
Sales / Yr
71

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.00 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
$0.99
BGS 10
$53.00
PSA 10
$41.00
SGC 10
$25.00
BGS 9.5
$24.00
9
$19.00
8
$17.00
7
$14.99
CGC 10
$9.99
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0%100%
16.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
2 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (67 total graded)

67Total
PSA 101116.4%
PSA 94059.7%
PSA 81217.9%
PSA 734.5%
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