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Garchomp & Giratina GX #228

Garchomp & Giratina GX #228

Pokemon Unified Minds · #228 · Base · Aug 2019

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$53.80
Expected Value
$27.66
Net Profit
$61.19
Gem Rate
45.0%
ROI
+89%
Sales / Yr
196

This card has strong grading potential — $61.19 profit if PSA 10 with a 45% gem rate and 196 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
$53.80
BGS 10
$472.00
PSA 10
$362.97
SGC 10
$218.00
CGC 10
$129.99
BGS 9.5
$96.00
9
$72.00
8
$65.00
7
$52.00
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45.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (1,093 total graded)

1,093Total
PSA 1049245.0%
PSA 943139.4%
PSA 812011.0%
PSA 7262.4%
Below 7211.9%
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