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Kabutops #9

Kabutops #9

Pokemon Fossil · #9 · Base · Oct 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$20.63
Expected Value
$19.30
Net Profit
$172.87
Gem Rate
0.7%
ROI
+485%
Sales / Yr
529

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
$20.63
BGS 10
$1,137.00
PSA 10
$874.38
SGC 10
$525.00
CGC 10
$208.50
9
$115.00
BGS 9.5
$97.49
8
$77.57
7
$41.36
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0%100%
0.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+119 graded in 30 days
+297 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (6,454 total graded)

6,454Total
PSA 10460.7%
PSA 988413.7%
PSA 81,71026.5%
PSA 71,54223.9%
Below 72,23234.6%
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