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Electrode #18

Electrode #18

Pokemon Jungle · #18 · Base · Jun 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$4.80
Expected Value
$14.04
Net Profit
$65.70
Gem Rate
15.4%
ROI
+332%
Sales / Yr
100

The gem rate is only 15% — 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
$4.80
BGS 10
$182.00
PSA 10
$139.67
CGC 10
$85.50
SGC 10
$84.00
9
$38.17
BGS 9.5
$33.00
8
$21.99
7
$18.00
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0%100%
15.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+3 graded in 30 days
+10 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (486 total graded)

486Total
PSA 107515.4%
PSA 916133.1%
PSA 811122.8%
PSA 75912.1%
Below 77916.3%
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