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Irida #186

Irida #186

Pokemon Astral Radiance · #186 · Base · May 2022

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$9.99
Expected Value
$-6.01
Net Profit
$-3.93
Gem Rate
47.0%
ROI
-16%
Sales / Yr
434

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.93 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
$9.99
BGS 10
$53.00
PSA 10
$41.00
SGC 10
$25.00
BGS 9.5
$23.00
CGC 10
$21.06
9
$18.36
8
$16.11
7
$11.31
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47.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
19 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 26.0%

Grade Distribution (2,268 total graded)

2,268Total
PSA 101,05946.7%
PSA 982636.4%
PSA 827312.0%
PSA 7612.7%
Below 7241.1%
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