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Skarmory #209

Skarmory #209

Pokemon Surging Sparks · #209 · Illustration Rare · Nov 2024

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$11.51
Expected Value
$3.20
Net Profit
$26.62
Gem Rate
31.0%
ROI
+100%
Sales / Yr
984

The gem rate is only 31% — 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
$11.51
BGS 10
$206.00
PSA 10
$158.74
SGC 10
$79.00
CGC 10
$53.13
9
$20.00
BGS 9.5
$19.00
8
$16.21
7
$10.06
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31.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
173 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 20.0%

Grade Distribution (7,546 total graded)

7,546Total
PSA 102,30230.5%
PSA 94,31157.1%
PSA 878010.3%
PSA 7751.0%
Below 7470.6%
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