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Dragonite [1st Edition] #4

Dragonite [1st Edition] #4

Pokemon Fossil · #4 · Oct 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$312.50
Expected Value
$776.43
Net Profit
$3,416.32
Gem Rate
2.8%
ROI
+1043%
Sales / Yr
1,051

The gem rate is only 3% — 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
$312.50
BGS 10
$25,203.00
PSA 10
$19,387.18
SGC 10
$11,632.00
CGC 10
$3,743.82
9
$2,189.73
BGS 9.5
$1,276.00
8
$931.17
7
$530.50
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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2.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+175 graded in 30 days
+463 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (8,361 total graded)

8,361Total
PSA 102352.8%
PSA 92,16125.8%
PSA 82,33127.9%
PSA 71,43117.1%
Below 72,12525.4%
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