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Pidgey [Series 1] #16

Pidgey [Series 1] #16

Pokemon Japanese Vending · #16 · Jun 1998

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$19.49
Expected Value
$49.27
Net Profit
$50.48
Gem Rate
53.0%
ROI
+146%
Sales / Yr
234

This card has strong grading potential — $50.48 profit if PSA 10 with a 53% gem rate and 234 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
$19.49
BGS 10
$535.00
PSA 10
$411.50
SGC 10
$247.00
9
$91.00
CGC 10
$84.97
8
$82.75
BGS 9.5
$42.00
7
$24.99
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53.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
11 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 18.0%

Grade Distribution (387 total graded)

387Total
PSA 1020553.0%
PSA 913735.4%
PSA 8266.7%
PSA 792.3%
Below 7102.6%
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