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Ninetales #12

Ninetales #12

Pokemon Base Set · #12 · Base · Jun 1995

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$15.39
Expected Value
$46.01
Net Profit
$324.61
Gem Rate
2.4%
ROI
+1068%
Sales / Yr
1,230

The gem rate is only 2% — 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
$15.39
BGS 10
$2,292.00
PSA 10
$1,763.00
SGC 10
$1,058.00
CGC 10
$355.00
9
$163.45
BGS 9.5
$122.50
8
$82.46
7
$48.95
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
2.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+299 graded in 30 days
+643 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (20,191 total graded)

20,191Total
PSA 104802.4%
PSA 94,15120.6%
PSA 85,03925.0%
PSA 73,46417.2%
Below 76,91434.2%
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