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Darkrai #BW73

Darkrai #BW73

Pokemon Promo · #BW73 · Apr 2011

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$99.73
Expected Value
$942.83
Net Profit
$6,217.27
Gem Rate
2.0%
ROI
+5419%
Sales / Yr
219

The gem rate is only 2% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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
$99.73
BGS 10
$10,290.00
PSA 10
$7,915.11
CGC 10
$6,332.00
SGC 10
$4,749.00
9
$726.24
BGS 9.5
$529.00
8
$332.00
7
$215.49
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2.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
53 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (1,866 total graded)

1,866Total
PSA 10331.8%
PSA 926414.1%
PSA 862833.7%
PSA 753528.7%
Below 740121.5%