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Riolu #86

Riolu #86

Pokemon Japanese Scarlet Ex · #086 · Jan 2023

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$12.78
Expected Value
$-1.47
Net Profit
$-0.61
Gem Rate
88.5%
ROI
-2%
Sales / Yr
337

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.61 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
$12.78
BGS 10
$98.00
PSA 10
$75.00
SGC 10
$45.00
CGC 10
$27.17
9
$20.75
8
$17.29
7
$11.50
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88.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (2,974 total graded)

2,974Total
PSA 102,63188.5%
PSA 92779.3%
PSA 8401.3%
PSA 7130.4%
Below 7130.4%
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