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Starly #221

Starly #221

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet · #221 · Illustration Rare · Mar 2023

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$14.62
Expected Value
$-7.65
Net Profit
$-0.39
Gem Rate
9.0%
ROI
-1%
Sales / Yr
321

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.39 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
$14.62
BGS 10
$309.00
PSA 10
$237.82
SGC 10
$143.00
CGC 10
$29.23
9
$21.26
8
$20.51
7
$7.60
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0%100%
9.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
29 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 10.0%

Grade Distribution (838 total graded)

838Total
PSA 10728.6%
PSA 946555.5%
PSA 823427.9%
PSA 7455.4%
Below 7212.5%
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