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Tornadus #98

Tornadus #98

Pokemon Emerging Powers · #98 · Base · Aug 2011

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$18.45
Expected Value
$51.38
Net Profit
$265.67
Gem Rate
9.1%
ROI
+794%
Sales / Yr
196

The gem rate is only 9% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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
$18.45
BGS 10
$676.00
PSA 10
$520.00
SGC 10
$312.00
CGC 10
$299.12
9
$90.85
8
$36.15
7
$17.30
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9.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (700 total graded)

700Total
PSA 10649.1%
PSA 935350.4%
PSA 816924.1%
PSA 7426.0%
Below 7699.9%
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