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Ancient Mew

Ancient Mew

Pokemon Promo · # · Jul 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$87.34
Expected Value
$69.62
Net Profit
$404.92
Gem Rate
5.0%
ROI
+396%
Sales / Yr
2,999

The gem rate is only 5% — 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
$87.34
BGS 10
$3,517.00
PSA 10
$2,705.50
CGC 10
$507.26
SGC 10
$325.00
9
$238.00
BGS 9.5
$203.65
8
$116.25
7
$88.67
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5.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (74,821 total graded)

74,821Total
PSA 103,7705.0%
PSA 927,58936.9%
PSA 820,09626.9%
PSA 77,97110.7%
Below 715,17920.3%