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Hypno #23

Hypno #23

Pokemon Fossil · #23 · Base · Oct 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$4.98
Expected Value
$9.82
Net Profit
$27.51
Gem Rate
13.3%
ROI
+138%
Sales / Yr
125

The gem rate is only 13% — 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
$4.98
BGS 10
$252.00
PSA 10
$194.00
SGC 10
$116.00
CGC 10
$47.49
9
$38.23
8
$30.00
BGS 9.5
$27.00
7
$25.00
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13.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (638 total graded)

638Total
PSA 108513.3%
PSA 920231.7%
PSA 816025.1%
PSA 77511.8%
Below 711217.6%
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