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Arctovish V #176

Arctovish V #176

Pokemon Evolving Skies · #176 · Base · Aug 2021

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.00
Expected Value
$-7.85
Net Profit
$-9.49
Gem Rate
56.0%
ROI
-53%
Sales / Yr
277

Even a PSA 10 would lose $9.49 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
$3.00
BGS 10
$71.00
PSA 10
$54.96
SGC 10
$33.00
9
$15.20
BGS 9.5
$12.50
CGC 10
$8.51
8
$7.53
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56.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (57 total graded)

57Total
PSA 103256.1%
PSA 91729.8%
PSA 858.8%
PSA 711.8%
Below 711.8%
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