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Nidoqueen #23

Nidoqueen #23

Pokemon Jungle · #23 · Base · Jun 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$6.99
Expected Value
$8.94
Net Profit
$31.91
Gem Rate
14.4%
ROI
+145%
Sales / Yr
150

The gem rate is only 14% — 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
$6.99
BGS 10
$140.00
PSA 10
$107.50
SGC 10
$65.00
CGC 10
$53.90
BGS 9.5
$39.00
9
$39.00
8
$22.01
7
$18.00
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14.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+7 graded in 30 days
+8 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (522 total graded)

522Total
PSA 107514.4%
PSA 921641.4%
PSA 89718.6%
PSA 75510.5%
Below 77814.9%
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