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Briar #171

Briar #171

Pokemon Stellar Crown · #171 · Special Illustration Rare · Sep 2024

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$12.00
Expected Value
$-5.03
Net Profit
$-5.72
Gem Rate
25.0%
ROI
-21%
Sales / Yr
386

Even a PSA 10 would lose $5.72 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
$12.00
BGS 10
$96.00
PSA 10
$74.11
SGC 10
$44.00
9
$24.99
CGC 10
$21.28
BGS 9.5
$21.00
8
$13.50
7
$8.75
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25.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
25 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 12.0%

Grade Distribution (1,557 total graded)

1,557Total
PSA 1038224.5%
PSA 989357.4%
PSA 823815.3%
PSA 7201.3%
Below 7140.9%
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