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Peonia #219

Peonia #219

Pokemon Chilling Reign · #219 · Secret · Jun 2021

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$7.54
Expected Value
$-9.56
Net Profit
$-12.55
Gem Rate
47.0%
ROI
-56%
Sales / Yr
206

Even a PSA 10 would lose $12.55 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
$7.54
BGS 10
$67.00
PSA 10
$51.91
SGC 10
$31.00
9
$19.93
BGS 9.5
$18.50
CGC 10
$9.99
8
$5.78
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47.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
2 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 50.0%

Grade Distribution (220 total graded)

220Total
PSA 1010346.8%
PSA 98036.4%
PSA 82310.5%
PSA 773.2%
Below 752.3%
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