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Raichu #29

Raichu #29

Pokemon Fossil · #29 · Base · Oct 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.53
Expected Value
$7.87
Net Profit
$46.44
Gem Rate
11.1%
ROI
+226%
Sales / Yr
172

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
$5.53
BGS 10
$315.00
PSA 10
$242.50
SGC 10
$146.00
CGC 10
$66.97
9
$39.14
8
$22.80
7
$20.54
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11.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+22 graded in 30 days
+61 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,260 total graded)

1,260Total
PSA 1014011.1%
PSA 938330.4%
PSA 829323.3%
PSA 715212.1%
Below 728422.5%
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