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Houndoom #70

Houndoom #70

Pokemon Japanese The Town on No Map · #070 · Mar 2002

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$38.00
Expected Value
$40.91
Net Profit
$68.75
Gem Rate
45.5%
ROI
+130%
Sales / Yr
34

Only 34 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
$38.00
BGS 10
$254.00
PSA 10
$195.21
CGC 10
$121.75
SGC 10
$117.00
BGS 9.5
$99.00
9
$90.00
7
$35.47
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45.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+12 graded in 30 days
+25 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (165 total graded)

165Total
PSA 107545.5%
PSA 95734.5%
PSA 82012.1%
PSA 784.8%
Below 753.0%
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