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Kabuto #50

Kabuto #50

Pokemon Fossil · #50 · Base · Oct 1999

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Raw Price
$2.17
Expected Value
$16.04
Net Profit
$36.02
Gem Rate
27.5%
ROI
+210%
Sales / Yr
217

The gem rate is only 27% — 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
$2.17
BGS 10
$465.00
PSA 10
$357.50
SGC 10
$215.00
BGS 9.5
$56.88
CGC 10
$53.19
9
$38.34
8
$19.24
7
$16.24
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27.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (670 total graded)

670Total
PSA 1018427.5%
PSA 923334.8%
PSA 812719.0%
PSA 7588.7%
Below 7659.7%
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