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Gengar [1st Edition] #5

Gengar [1st Edition] #5

Pokemon Fossil · #5 · Oct 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$336.69
Expected Value
$889.41
Net Profit
$2,762.41
Gem Rate
2.5%
ROI
+785%
Sales / Yr
930

The gem rate is only 2% — 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
$336.69
BGS 10
$17,576.00
PSA 10
$13,519.87
SGC 10
$8,112.00
CGC 10
$3,114.10
9
$2,435.35
BGS 9.5
$1,622.00
8
$1,053.45
7
$665.76
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0%100%
2.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+163 graded in 30 days
+437 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (7,367 total graded)

7,367Total
PSA 101832.5%
PSA 91,98627.0%
PSA 82,21230.0%
PSA 71,21916.5%
Below 71,68722.9%
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