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Kabutops [1st Edition] #9

Kabutops [1st Edition] #9

Pokemon Fossil · #9 · Oct 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$69.68
Expected Value
$120.04
Net Profit
$453.45
Gem Rate
4.6%
ROI
+535%
Sales / Yr
449

The gem rate is only 5% — 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
$69.68
BGS 10
$5,514.00
PSA 10
$4,241.45
SGC 10
$2,545.00
CGC 10
$538.13
9
$333.69
BGS 9.5
$262.00
8
$158.50
7
$98.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
4.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+83 graded in 30 days
+207 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (5,077 total graded)

5,077Total
PSA 102324.6%
PSA 91,56730.9%
PSA 81,59631.4%
PSA 775814.9%
Below 788217.4%
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