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Bianca's Devotion #197

Bianca's Devotion #197

Pokemon Temporal Forces · #197 · Ultra Rare · Mar 2024

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.05
Expected Value
$-2.05
Net Profit
$-2.04
Gem Rate
31.0%
ROI
-11%
Sales / Yr
324

Even a PSA 10 would lose $2.04 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
$3.05
BGS 10
$69.00
PSA 10
$52.86
SGC 10
$32.00
9
$18.73
CGC 10
$16.01
BGS 9.5
$15.00
8
$14.15
7
$8.50
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31.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
10 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 20.0%

Grade Distribution (582 total graded)

582Total
PSA 1018331.4%
PSA 932055.0%
PSA 86210.7%
PSA 791.5%
Below 761.0%
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