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Kiawe #144

Kiawe #144

Pokemon Burning Shadows · #144 · Base · Aug 2017

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$8.93
Expected Value
$9.47
Net Profit
$103.07
Gem Rate
19.1%
ROI
+431%
Sales / Yr
290

The gem rate is only 19% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

ⓘPopulation data match confidence: 0% — 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
$8.93
BGS 10
$275.00
PSA 10
$211.35
CGC 10
$127.00
SGC 10
$127.00
9
$12.00
8
$11.14
7
$9.00
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0%100%
19.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+7 graded in 30 days
+13 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (392 total graded)

392Total
PSA 107519.1%
PSA 916943.1%
PSA 89825.0%
PSA 7307.7%
Below 7174.3%
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