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Muk #28

Muk #28

Pokemon Fossil · #28 · Base · Oct 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.00
Expected Value
$7.51
Net Profit
$70.28
Gem Rate
12.6%
ROI
+390%
Sales / Yr
114

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
$3.00
BGS 10
$119.00
PSA 10
$91.51
CGC 10
$88.28
SGC 10
$55.00
BGS 9.5
$33.00
9
$25.08
8
$15.63
7
$13.00
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12.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+6 graded in 30 days
+19 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (501 total graded)

501Total
PSA 106312.6%
PSA 916833.5%
PSA 811923.8%
PSA 76913.8%
Below 78016.0%
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