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Aerodactyl #1

Aerodactyl #1

Pokemon Fossil · #1 · Base · Oct 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$19.13
Expected Value
$24.19
Net Profit
$215.87
Gem Rate
1.0%
ROI
+632%
Sales / Yr
514

The gem rate is only 1% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

ⓘPopulation data match confidence: 0% — verify on PSA

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
$19.13
BGS 10
$1,559.00
PSA 10
$1,199.53
SGC 10
$720.00
CGC 10
$250.00
9
$127.43
BGS 9.5
$127.00
8
$73.86
7
$42.50
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
1.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+106 graded in 30 days
+316 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (7,047 total graded)

7,047Total
PSA 10711.0%
PSA 91,02214.5%
PSA 82,02728.8%
PSA 71,63223.2%
Below 72,26732.2%
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