Houndstone #42
Pokemon Promo · #042 · Jul 1999
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$1.84
Expected Value
$4.70
Net Profit
$42.16
Gem Rate
29.0%
ROI
+250%
Sales / Yr
131
Low grading population — gem rates based on only 51 graded cards may be unreliable, and the market for this card in graded form may be illiquid. The gem rate is only 29% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
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
$1.84
BGS 10
$128.00
PSA 10
$98.48
CGC 10
$59.00
SGC 10
$59.00
9
$7.13
BGS 9.5
$7.00
29.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
4 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 75.0%
Grade Distribution (51 total graded)
51Total
PSA 101529.4%
PSA 93058.8%
PSA 859.8%
PSA 712.0%