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Bewear GX #SM34 — Pokemon Promo

Bewear GX #SM34

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Pokemon Promo · #SM34 · Nov 2016

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Raw Price
$3.16
Expected net profit
$-6.27
Grade 10 profit
$69.84
Gem Rate
10.0%
Grade 10 ROI
+385%
Sales / Yr
199

Negative expected value ($-6.27) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. The gem rate is only 10% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

Grade 10 scenario comparison

TAG Basic$22.00/card · 30+ business days
Net Profit $42.50
Grade 10 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 RatePop10sCostEVGrade 10 profitGrade 10 ROI
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.

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Compare the lower-grade reference prices below with your buy price, grading cost and selling fees. Shipping and tax reduce the result further. Missing prices do not establish a resale floor; a population gem rate is not your card's personal probability.

Price by Grade

Raw
$3.16
BGS 10
$190.00
PSA 10
$146.22
CGC 10
$88.00
SGC 10
$88.00
BGS 9.5
$72.00
9
$21.50
8
$17.15
7
$8.29
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10.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
2 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 50.0%

Grade Distribution (135 total graded)

135Total
PSA 101410.4%
PSA 92216.3%
PSA 82115.6%
PSA 71914.1%
Below 75943.7%

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