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Nidoqueen [1st Edition] #7

Nidoqueen [1st Edition] #7

Pokemon Jungle · #7 · Jun 1999

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Raw Price
$52.69
Expected Value
$97.00
Net Profit
$638.98
Gem Rate
3.1%
ROI
+944%
Sales / Yr
255

The gem rate is only 3% — 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
$52.69
BGS 10
$5,459.00
PSA 10
$4,199.00
SGC 10
$2,519.00
CGC 10
$706.67
9
$320.00
BGS 9.5
$261.00
8
$131.25
7
$71.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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3.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+57 graded in 30 days
+133 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (3,423 total graded)

3,423Total
PSA 101053.1%
PSA 986025.1%
PSA 894927.7%
PSA 756116.4%
Below 792527.0%
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