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Cherrim #SWSH088

Cherrim #SWSH088

Pokemon Promo · #088 · Apr 2020

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$19.99
Expected Value
$23.28
Net Profit
$-23.02
Gem Rate
24.5%
ROI
-66%
Sales / Yr
73

Even a PSA 10 would lose $23.02 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
$19.99
BGS 10
$283.00
PSA 10
$218.00
SGC 10
$131.00
9
$84.63
BGS 9.5
$51.00
CGC 10
$11.97
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24.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (53 total graded)

53Total
PSA 101324.5%
PSA 93362.3%
PSA 8611.3%
PSA 711.9%
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