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Regieleki V #SWSH280

Regieleki V #SWSH280

Pokemon Promo · #280 · Jul 1999

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.76
Expected Value
$-8.86
Net Profit
$-5.44
Gem Rate
47.0%
ROI
-32%
Sales / Yr
213

Even a PSA 10 would lose $5.44 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
$1.76
BGS 10
$45.00
PSA 10
$34.25
CGC 10
$11.32
SGC 10
$8.84
9
$5.00
8
$4.76
BGS 9.5
$2.00
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0%100%
47.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
1 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 100.0%

Grade Distribution (68 total graded)

68Total
PSA 103247.1%
PSA 93247.1%
PSA 834.4%
PSA 711.5%
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