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Mystery Garden #172

Mystery Garden #172

Pokemon Mega Evolution · #172 · Ultra Rare · Sep 2025

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.63
Expected Value
$-7.13
Net Profit
$-9.13
Gem Rate
53.0%
ROI
-55%
Sales / Yr
367

Even a PSA 10 would lose $9.13 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
$1.63
BGS 10
$34.00
PSA 10
$26.45
SGC 10
$16.00
9
$13.00
BGS 9.5
$11.00
CGC 10
$7.50
8
$7.50
7
$6.00
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53.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
72 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 57.0%

Grade Distribution (217 total graded)

217Total
PSA 1011452.5%
PSA 98338.2%
PSA 8146.5%
PSA 741.8%
Below 720.9%
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