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Ditto #154

Ditto #154

Pokemon Lost Thunder · #154 · Base · Nov 2018

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$16.74
Expected Value
$41.56
Net Profit
$213.26
Gem Rate
13.7%
ROI
+672%
Sales / Yr
251

The gem rate is only 14% — 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
$16.74
BGS 10
$1,217.00
PSA 10
$936.25
SGC 10
$562.00
CGC 10
$245.00
9
$66.01
8
$30.13
7
$18.95
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13.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (292 total graded)

292Total
PSA 104013.7%
PSA 912442.5%
PSA 89231.5%
PSA 7206.8%
Below 7165.5%
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