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Mallow #145

Mallow #145

Pokemon Guardians Rising · #145 · Base · May 2017

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$29.97
Expected Value
$21.83
Net Profit
$72.58
Gem Rate
34.7%
ROI
+161%
Sales / Yr
376

This card has strong grading potential — $72.58 profit if PSA 10 with a 35% gem rate and 376 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$29.97
BGS 10
$185.00
PSA 10
$142.50
CGC 10
$117.55
SGC 10
$86.00
9
$48.95
8
$30.40
7
$25.78
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34.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+14 graded in 30 days
+56 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,690 total graded)

1,690Total
PSA 1058634.7%
PSA 959335.1%
PSA 831418.6%
PSA 71126.6%
Below 7834.9%
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