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Gengar #20

Gengar #20

Pokemon Fossil · #20 · Base · Oct 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$20.25
Expected Value
$56.49
Net Profit
$214.75
Gem Rate
7.2%
ROI
+609%
Sales / Yr
328

The gem rate is only 7% — 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
$20.25
BGS 10
$1,365.00
PSA 10
$1,050.00
SGC 10
$630.00
CGC 10
$250.00
9
$142.75
8
$99.50
BGS 9.5
$95.00
7
$70.00
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7.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (2,720 total graded)

2,720Total
PSA 101977.2%
PSA 961522.6%
PSA 864223.6%
PSA 746217.0%
Below 779429.2%
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