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Clefairy #59

Clefairy #59

Pokemon Fire Red & Leaf Green · #59 · Base · Aug 2004

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.00
Expected Value
$10.83
Net Profit
$-0.01
Gem Rate
20.5%
ROI
-0%
Sales / Yr
52

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.01 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

ⓘPopulation data match confidence: 55% — verify on PSA

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
$2.00
BGS 10
$87.00
PSA 10
$66.69
9
$45.00
BGS 9.5
$44.00
SGC 10
$40.00
8
$34.99
CGC 10
$16.99
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20.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (210 total graded)

210Total
PSA 104320.5%
PSA 98239.0%
PSA 83818.1%
PSA 72813.3%
Below 7199.0%
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