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Blaine #17

Blaine #17

Pokemon Gym Challenge · #17 · Oct 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$32.99
Expected Value
$22.18
Net Profit
$52.00
Gem Rate
19.0%
ROI
+108%
Sales / Yr
171

The gem rate is only 19% — 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
$32.99
BGS 10
$462.00
PSA 10
$355.00
SGC 10
$213.00
CGC 10
$99.99
BGS 9.5
$72.00
9
$71.72
8
$59.11
7
$50.50
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19.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+20 graded in 30 days
+44 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,436 total graded)

1,436Total
PSA 1027319.0%
PSA 965345.5%
PSA 831521.9%
PSA 7906.3%
Below 7986.8%
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