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Flannery #191

Flannery #191

Pokemon Chilling Reign · #191 · Base · Jun 2021

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Maybe — Proceed with Caution

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$15.00
Expected Value
$-7.19
Net Profit
$4.98
Gem Rate
36.0%
ROI
+17%
Sales / Yr
442

Negative expected value ($-7.19) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. PSA 10 profit of $4.98 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$15.00
BGS 10
$88.00
PSA 10
$68.00
BGS 9.5
$41.99
SGC 10
$41.00
CGC 10
$34.98
9
$17.30
8
$14.10
7
$11.00
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36.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
14 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 29.0%

Grade Distribution (566 total graded)

566Total
PSA 1020335.9%
PSA 922740.1%
PSA 88815.5%
PSA 7223.9%
Below 7193.4%
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