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Cynthia's Ambition #178

Cynthia's Ambition #178

Pokemon Brilliant Stars · #178 · Secret · Jan 2022

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$6.24
Expected Value
$5.98
Net Profit
$14.13
Gem Rate
50.0%
ROI
+67%
Sales / Yr
441

PSA 10 profit of $14.13 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
$6.24
BGS 10
$95.00
PSA 10
$73.13
CGC 10
$35.37
BGS 9.5
$29.71
9
$21.61
8
$15.00
7
$13.99
SGC 10
$11.00
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0%100%
50.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
20 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 45.0%

Grade Distribution (1,383 total graded)

1,383Total
PSA 1069250.0%
PSA 948034.7%
PSA 814210.3%
PSA 7261.9%
Below 7302.2%
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