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Clair's Mantine #51

Clair's Mantine #51

Pokemon Japanese VS · #051 · Jul 2001

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$13.41
Expected Value
$31.00
Net Profit
$47.24
Gem Rate
54.8%
ROI
+166%
Sales / Yr
205

This card has strong grading potential — $47.24 profit if PSA 10 with a 55% gem rate and 205 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$13.41
BGS 10
$177.00
PSA 10
$136.02
SGC 10
$129.99
CGC 10
$75.65
9
$46.40
8
$19.50
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54.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+20 graded in 30 days
+42 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (418 total graded)

418Total
PSA 1022954.8%
PSA 914634.9%
PSA 8266.2%
PSA 761.4%
Below 7112.6%
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