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Houndoom [1st Edition] #23

Houndoom [1st Edition] #23

Pokemon Neo Discovery · #23 · Jun 2001

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$37.00
Expected Value
$8.89
Net Profit
$47.00
Gem Rate
18.8%
ROI
+90%
Sales / Yr
77

The gem rate is only 19% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. Only 77 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price.

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
$37.00
BGS 10
$629.00
PSA 10
$483.61
SGC 10
$290.00
CGC 10
$99.00
9
$63.00
BGS 9.5
$59.00
8
$49.66
7
$24.72
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18.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+4 graded in 30 days
+9 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (287 total graded)

287Total
PSA 105418.8%
PSA 911640.4%
PSA 86924.0%
PSA 73110.8%
Below 7175.9%
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