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Beedrill V #161

Beedrill V #161

Pokemon Astral Radiance · #161 · Base · May 2022

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$69.99
Expected Value
$-12.52
Net Profit
$-9.74
Gem Rate
59.0%
ROI
-11%
Sales / Yr
888

Even a PSA 10 would lose $9.74 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
$69.99
BGS 10
$500.00
PSA 10
$202.50
CGC 10
$75.25
9
$71.96
SGC 10
$71.00
8
$54.10
BGS 9.5
$50.54
7
$37.50
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59.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
193 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 57.0%

Grade Distribution (6,911 total graded)

6,911Total
PSA 104,06758.8%
PSA 92,29233.2%
PSA 83995.8%
PSA 7661.0%
Below 7620.9%
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