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Magma Basin #185

Magma Basin #185

Pokemon Brilliant Stars · #185 · Secret

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.03
Expected Value
$11.24
Net Profit
$34.01
Gem Rate
43.0%
ROI
+189%
Sales / Yr
339

This card has strong grading potential — $34.01 profit if PSA 10 with a 43% gem rate and 339 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$3.03
CGC 10
$52.04
PSA 10
$33.67
BGS 10
$32.00
SGC 10
$20.00
9
$13.00
8
$11.90
BGS 9.5
$10.00
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0%100%
43.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
1 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 100.0%

Grade Distribution (288 total graded)

288Total
PSA 1012543.4%
PSA 912041.7%
PSA 83311.5%
PSA 751.7%
Below 751.7%
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