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Articuno #17

Articuno #17

Pokemon Fossil · #17 · Base · Oct 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.97
Expected Value
$12.06
Net Profit
$59.02
Gem Rate
7.9%
ROI
+281%
Sales / Yr
162

The gem rate is only 8% — 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
$5.97
BGS 10
$200.00
PSA 10
$153.75
SGC 10
$92.00
CGC 10
$79.99
9
$45.00
8
$40.92
BGS 9.5
$39.00
7
$22.00
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0%100%
7.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+17 graded in 30 days
+44 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,370 total graded)

1,370Total
PSA 101087.9%
PSA 937527.4%
PSA 832323.6%
PSA 719714.4%
Below 736326.5%
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