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Kabutops #9

Kabutops #9

Pokemon Fossil · #9 · Base · Oct 1999

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Raw Price
$20.00
Expected Value
$9.77
Net Profit
$149.99
Gem Rate
0.7%
ROI
+429%
Sales / Yr
464

The gem rate is only 1% — 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
$20.00
BGS 10
$1,026.00
PSA 10
$789.02
SGC 10
$473.00
CGC 10
$184.99
BGS 9.5
$97.49
9
$87.44
8
$56.45
7
$37.33
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0.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (6,157 total graded)

6,157Total
PSA 10460.7%
PSA 987514.2%
PSA 81,66027.0%
PSA 71,46723.8%
Below 72,07133.6%
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