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Garchomp V #178

Garchomp V #178

Pokemon Astral Radiance · #178 · Base · May 2022

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$9.20
Expected Value
$13.45
Net Profit
$27.30
Gem Rate
62.0%
ROI
+113%
Sales / Yr
404

This card has strong grading potential — $27.30 profit if PSA 10 with a 62% gem rate and 404 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
$9.20
BGS 10
$106.00
PSA 10
$81.50
CGC 10
$51.50
SGC 10
$49.00
BGS 9.5
$45.00
9
$16.50
8
$12.11
7
$10.00
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62.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
23 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 48.0%

Grade Distribution (531 total graded)

531Total
PSA 1032761.6%
PSA 914126.6%
PSA 8448.3%
PSA 791.7%
Below 791.7%
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