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Kabutops #141

Kabutops #141

Pokemon Japanese Crossing the Ruins · #141 · Base · Jul 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$34.60
Expected Value
$42.24
Net Profit
$38.41
Gem Rate
23.3%
ROI
+77%
Sales / Yr
465

The gem rate is only 23% — 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
$34.60
BGS 10
$787.00
PSA 10
$675.00
SGC 10
$405.00
9
$127.40
CGC 10
$88.01
8
$50.00
7
$31.00
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23.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+52 graded in 30 days
+127 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (2,210 total graded)

2,210Total
PSA 1051523.3%
PSA 91,01646.0%
PSA 834315.5%
PSA 71577.1%
Below 71768.0%
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