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Marnie's Pride #171

Marnie's Pride #171

Pokemon Brilliant Stars · #171 · Base · Feb 2022

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$12.10
Expected Value
$1.43
Net Profit
$12.09
Gem Rate
51.0%
ROI
+45%
Sales / Yr
557

PSA 10 profit of $12.09 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
$12.10
BGS 10
$85.00
PSA 10
$65.45
CGC 10
$39.19
SGC 10
$39.00
BGS 9.5
$30.90
9
$19.36
8
$13.47
7
$11.00
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51.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
40 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 53.0%

Grade Distribution (4,713 total graded)

4,713Total
PSA 102,38350.6%
PSA 91,60534.1%
PSA 854311.5%
PSA 71102.3%
Below 7461.0%
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