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Wicke #147

Wicke #147

Pokemon Burning Shadows · #147 · Base · Aug 2017

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$46.50
Expected Value
$17.38
Net Profit
$20.75
Gem Rate
10.6%
ROI
+34%
Sales / Yr
258

The gem rate is only 11% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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
$46.50
BGS 10
$1,040.00
PSA 10
$800.00
SGC 10
$480.00
9
$118.99
CGC 10
$82.25
8
$51.00
7
$42.00
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10.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (1,315 total graded)

1,315Total
PSA 1014010.6%
PSA 950538.4%
PSA 837528.5%
PSA 715912.1%
Below 71249.4%
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