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Hitmonchan [1st Edition] #7

Hitmonchan [1st Edition] #7

Pokemon Base Set · #7 · Jun 1995

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$308.16
Expected Value
$632.76
Net Profit
$2,237.86
Gem Rate
2.6%
ROI
+692%
Sales / Yr
145

The gem rate is only 3% — 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
$308.16
BGS 10
$25,712.00
PSA 10
$19,778.48
SGC 10
$11,867.00
CGC 10
$2,561.02
9
$2,450.00
BGS 9.5
$2,163.88
8
$1,131.70
7
$599.50
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2.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (2,274 total graded)

2,274Total
PSA 10592.6%
PSA 940317.7%
PSA 845019.8%
PSA 736516.1%
Below 796442.4%
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