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Krabby #51

Krabby #51

Pokemon Fossil · #51 · Oct 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.27
Expected Value
$7.72
Net Profit
$20.31
Gem Rate
31.2%
ROI
+125%
Sales / Yr
169

The gem rate is only 31% — 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
$1.27
BGS 10
$153.00
PSA 10
$117.50
CGC 10
$36.58
BGS 9.5
$25.00
9
$22.49
8
$14.21
SGC 10
$12.99
7
$10.59
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31.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+52 graded in 30 days
+151 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (3,096 total graded)

3,096Total
PSA 1096731.2%
PSA 91,32642.8%
PSA 851316.6%
PSA 71514.9%
Below 71364.4%
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