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Froakie #36/XY-P

Froakie #36/XY-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #36 · Base · Aug 1997

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$7.62
Expected Value
$-14.92
Net Profit
$-15.00
Gem Rate
66.0%
ROI
-66%
Sales / Yr
15

Even a PSA 10 would lose $15.00 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$7.62
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66.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Past month gem rate: 0.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 29 graded cards may be unreliable.

Grade Distribution (29 total graded)

29Total
PSA 101965.5%
PSA 9827.6%
Below 726.9%
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