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Acerola's Mischief #183

Acerola's Mischief #183

Pokemon Mega Evolution · #183 · Special Illustration Rare · Sep 2025

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$32.76
Expected Value
$-10.55
Net Profit
$-3.51
Gem Rate
57.0%
ROI
-7%
Sales / Yr
872

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.51 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
$32.76
BGS 10
$122.00
BGS 9.5
$97.50
PSA 10
$93.61
SGC 10
$56.00
CGC 10
$44.25
9
$28.33
8
$26.84
7
$20.50
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57.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
713 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 55.0%

Grade Distribution (2,146 total graded)

2,146Total
PSA 101,21556.6%
PSA 972733.9%
PSA 81637.6%
PSA 7251.2%
Below 7140.7%
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