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Cubone #50

Cubone #50

Pokemon Jungle · #50 · Base · Jun 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.91
Expected Value
$27.91
Net Profit
$63.09
Gem Rate
17.1%
ROI
+373%
Sales / Yr
177

The gem rate is only 17% — 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
$1.91
BGS 10
$322.00
PSA 10
$247.39
CGC 10
$80.00
9
$56.96
SGC 10
$51.00
BGS 9.5
$49.99
8
$33.08
7
$19.36
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17.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+89 graded in 30 days
+140 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,067 total graded)

1,067Total
PSA 1018217.1%
PSA 940738.1%
PSA 823321.8%
PSA 710910.2%
Below 713512.7%
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