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Deino #142

Deino #142

Pokemon Japanese White Flare · #142 · Jun 2025

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$6.00
Expected Value
$1.27
Net Profit
$1.85
Gem Rate
89.9%
ROI
+9%
Sales / Yr
147

PSA 10 profit of $1.85 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
$6.00
BGS 10
$48.00
PSA 10
$36.99
CGC 10
$22.85
SGC 10
$22.00
BGS 9.5
$20.00
9
$19.71
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89.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+25 graded in 30 days
+45 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (358 total graded)

358Total
PSA 1032289.9%
PSA 9298.1%
PSA 851.4%
PSA 710.3%
Below 710.3%
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