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Steelix GL #51

Steelix GL #51

Pokemon Rising Rivals · #51 · Base · May 2009

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No — Very Low Grading Population

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.59
Expected Value
$-6.99
Net Profit
$41.78
Gem Rate
5.3%
ROI
+252%
Sales / Yr
84

Only 19 cards have been graded by PSA. There is insufficient data to determine grading profitability, and finding buyers for graded copies may be difficult.

ⓘPopulation data match confidence: 61% — 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
$1.59
CGC 10
$58.37
BGS 10
$53.00
PSA 10
$41.00
SGC 10
$25.00
9
$15.22
BGS 9.5
$15.00
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0%100%
5.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+1 graded in 30 days
+2 in 90 days
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 19 graded cards may be unreliable.

Grade Distribution (19 total graded)

19Total
PSA 1015.3%
PSA 9736.8%
PSA 8526.3%
PSA 7526.3%
Below 715.3%
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