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Surfer #293

Surfer #293

Pokemon Ascended Heroes · #293 · Special Illustration Rare · Jan 2026

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$29.09
Expected Value
$32.56
Net Profit
$73.41
Gem Rate
45.7%
ROI
+167%
Sales / Yr
322

This card has strong grading potential — $73.41 profit if PSA 10 with a 46% gem rate and 322 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
$29.09
BGS 10
$543.00
PSA 10
$417.38
SGC 10
$250.00
CGC 10
$117.50
BGS 9.5
$47.00
9
$44.00
8
$38.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
45.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+156 graded in 30 days
+215 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (230 total graded)

230Total
PSA 1010545.7%
PSA 99240.0%
PSA 83213.9%
PSA 710.4%
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