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Carbink #242

Carbink #242

Pokemon Ascended Heroes · #242 · Illustration Rare · Jan 2026

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.55
Expected Value
$-5.01
Net Profit
$-5.05
Gem Rate
63.4%
ROI
-25%
Sales / Yr
251

Even a PSA 10 would lose $5.05 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
$5.55
BGS 10
$82.00
PSA 10
$77.00
SGC 10
$46.00
BGS 9.5
$20.00
9
$16.78
CGC 10
$15.50
8
$7.51
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63.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (246 total graded)

246Total
PSA 1015663.4%
PSA 98032.5%
PSA 841.6%
PSA 752.0%
Below 710.4%
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