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Arcanine #SWSH304

Arcanine #SWSH304

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$40.74
Expected Value
$-12.44
Net Profit
$836.26
Gem Rate
3.0%
ROI
+1500%
Sales / Yr
93

Negative expected value ($-12.44) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. The gem rate is only 3% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. Only 93 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price.

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
$40.74
BGS 10
$1,449.00
PSA 10
$1,114.64
CGC 10
$892.00
SGC 10
$669.00
BGS 9.5
$32.00
9
$25.01
8
$12.86
7
$8.58
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3.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
8 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (545 total graded)

545Total
PSA 10183.3%
PSA 917031.2%
PSA 823442.9%
PSA 710519.3%
Below 7173.1%