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Blaine #17

Blaine #17

Pokemon Gym Challenge · #17 · Oct 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$32.77
Expected Value
$22.42
Net Profit
$52.16
Gem Rate
19.2%
ROI
+109%
Sales / Yr
168

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
$32.77
BGS 10
$347.00
PSA 10
$266.77
SGC 10
$160.00
CGC 10
$99.93
BGS 9.5
$72.00
9
$70.60
8
$60.32
7
$52.33
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19.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+14 graded in 30 days
+32 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,413 total graded)

1,413Total
PSA 1027219.2%
PSA 964645.7%
PSA 830821.8%
PSA 7866.1%
Below 7946.7%
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