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Sprigatito #17/M-P

Sprigatito #17/M-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #017 · Aug 1997

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.15
Expected Value
$-2.38
Net Profit
$-2.29
Gem Rate
88.0%
ROI
-13%
Sales / Yr
242

Even a PSA 10 would lose $2.29 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
$3.15
BGS 10
$47.75
PSA 10
$38.23
SGC 10
$23.00
9
$16.00
CGC 10
$15.86
BGS 9.5
$14.50
8
$10.91
7
$2.80
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88.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
🔥1,674 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 87.0%

Grade Distribution (7,947 total graded)

7,947Total
PSA 106,98987.9%
PSA 97569.5%
PSA 81291.6%
PSA 7380.5%
Below 7350.4%
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