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Friends in Galar [Professor Program Top 8] #140

Friends in Galar [Professor Program Top 8] #140

Pokemon Brilliant Stars · #140 · Jan 2022

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1,409.91
Expected Value
$-306.81
Net Profit
$-15.00
Gem Rate
3.0%
ROI
-1%
Sales / Yr
3

Even a PSA 10 would lose $15.00 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$1,409.91
BGS 9.5
$1,185.00
9
$1,077.00
8
$979.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
3.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
3 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 35 graded cards may be unreliable.

Grade Distribution (35 total graded)

35Total
PSA 1012.9%
PSA 91954.3%
PSA 8925.7%
PSA 7514.3%
Below 712.9%
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