Cynthia's Garchomp Ex #204

Pokemon Promo · #204 · Jul 1999

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$5.50

Expected Value

$-1.29

Net Profit

$-1.00

Gem Rate

45.0%

ROI

-5%

Sales / Yr

538

Even a PSA 10 would lose $1.00 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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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

Company	Best Tier	Gem Rate	Pop	10s	Cost	EV	Net Profit	ROI
PSA	PSA Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
BGS	BGS Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
CGC	CGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
SGC	SGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
TAG	TAG Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%

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Price by Grade

Raw

$5.50

BGS 10

$85.00

PSA 10

$65.42

SGC 10

$39.00

$21.17

BGS 9.5

$21.00

CGC 10

$19.50

$11.16

$11.00

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45.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

216 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 40.0%

Grade Distribution (2,000 total graded)

2,000Total

PSA 1089044.5%

PSA 996248.1%

PSA 81165.8%

PSA 7170.9%

Below 7150.8%