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Aerodactyl #16

Aerodactyl #16

Pokemon Fossil · #16 · Base · Oct 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$4.29
Expected Value
$13.21
Net Profit
$50.22
Gem Rate
11.5%
ROI
+260%
Sales / Yr
126

The gem rate is only 11% — 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
$4.29
BGS 10
$215.00
PSA 10
$165.00
SGC 10
$99.00
CGC 10
$69.51
9
$46.60
BGS 9.5
$45.25
8
$25.99
7
$24.49
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11.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (914 total graded)

914Total
PSA 1010511.5%
PSA 928631.3%
PSA 819621.4%
PSA 712814.0%
Below 719721.6%
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