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Poliwhirl #176

Poliwhirl #176

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet 151 · #176 · Illustration Rare · Sep 2023

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$32.00
Expected Value
$5.45
Net Profit
$11.50
Gem Rate
33.0%
ROI
+24%
Sales / Yr
1,196

PSA 10 profit of $11.50 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$32.00
BGS 10
$350.00
PSA 10
$269.21
CGC 10
$58.50
9
$53.02
SGC 10
$52.49
BGS 9.5
$40.00
8
$36.96
7
$23.80
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0%100%
33.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
458 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 21.0%

Grade Distribution (13,152 total graded)

13,152Total
PSA 104,29032.6%
PSA 96,94952.8%
PSA 81,64712.5%
PSA 71841.4%
Below 7560.4%
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