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Karen #XY177

Karen #XY177

Pokemon Promo · #XY177 · Oct 2013

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$8.50
Expected Value
$21.57
Net Profit
$92.50
Gem Rate
12.0%
ROI
+394%
Sales / Yr
244

Low grading population — gem rates based on only 42 graded cards may be unreliable, and the market for this card in graded form may be illiquid. The gem rate is only 12% — 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
$8.50
BGS 10
$251.00
PSA 10
$192.78
CGC 10
$116.00
SGC 10
$116.00
9
$65.00
BGS 9.5
$31.00
8
$2.25
7
$2.00
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12.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
4 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 42 graded cards may be unreliable.

Grade Distribution (42 total graded)

42Total
PSA 10511.9%
PSA 91945.2%
PSA 8819.0%
PSA 749.5%
Below 7614.3%
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