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Beedrill #17

Beedrill #17

Pokemon Base Set · #17 · Base · Jun 1995

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.57
Expected Value
$22.50
Net Profit
$41.43
Gem Rate
21.2%
ROI
+223%
Sales / Yr
195

The gem rate is only 21% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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
$3.57
BGS 10
$210.00
PSA 10
$161.70
SGC 10
$97.00
CGC 10
$60.00
9
$58.61
BGS 9.5
$38.00
8
$26.92
7
$22.00
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21.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+13 graded in 30 days
+48 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,961 total graded)

1,961Total
PSA 1041621.2%
PSA 968735.0%
PSA 838319.5%
PSA 71799.1%
Below 729014.8%
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