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Arcanine #11

Arcanine #11

Pokemon Promo · #011 · Jul 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.29
Expected Value
$16.33
Net Profit
$76.21
Gem Rate
19.0%
ROI
+417%
Sales / Yr
352

The gem rate is only 19% — 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
$3.29
BGS 10
$304.00
PSA 10
$233.58
SGC 10
$140.00
CGC 10
$94.50
9
$28.59
BGS 9.5
$26.00
8
$10.50
7
$8.00
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19.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
30 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 20.0%

Grade Distribution (1,124 total graded)

1,124Total
PSA 1021719.3%
PSA 952446.6%
PSA 829426.2%
PSA 7615.4%
Below 7252.2%
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