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Psyduck #226

Psyduck #226

Pokemon Ascended Heroes · #226 · Illustration Rare · Jan 2026

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$100.44
Expected Value
$115.98
Net Profit
$162.22
Gem Rate
62.8%
ROI
+141%
Sales / Yr
2,650

This card has strong grading potential — $162.22 profit if PSA 10 with a 63% gem rate and 2,650 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$100.44
BGS 10
$1,420.50
PSA 10
$552.20
SGC 10
$331.00
CGC 10
$277.66
BGS 9.5
$169.00
9
$162.26
8
$121.53
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0%100%
62.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
🔥+3,043 graded in 30 days
+4,219 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (4,386 total graded)

4,386Total
PSA 102,75662.8%
PSA 91,32530.2%
PSA 81964.5%
PSA 7471.1%
Below 7621.4%

eBay Market Signals

3–4 month horizon
Raw
30 days tracked
Active
42
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
2.4
84 resolved
Days to sell
7.0d
p90 21d
Liquidity
62%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
+12.0%
Price 30d
+8.0%
PSA 10
30 days tracked
Active
11
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
0.30
14 resolved
Days to sell
18d
p90 46d
Liquidity
48%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
-6.0%
Price 30d
+14.0%
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