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Starmie GX #14

Starmie GX #14

Pokemon Hidden Fates · #14 · Base · Aug 2019

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.06
Expected Value
$-1.47
Net Profit
$-0.63
Gem Rate
61.0%
ROI
-4%
Sales / Yr
342

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.63 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$2.06
BGS 10
$65.00
PSA 10
$49.86
SGC 10
$24.99
BGS 9.5
$17.00
CGC 10
$16.43
9
$16.10
8
$10.00
7
$8.00
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61.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
18 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 61.0%

Grade Distribution (1,360 total graded)

1,360Total
PSA 1082360.5%
PSA 940830.0%
PSA 8765.6%
PSA 7120.9%
Below 7372.7%
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