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Ninetales [1st Edition] #12

Ninetales [1st Edition] #12

Pokemon Base Set · #12 · Jun 1995

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$361.99
Expected Value
$779.22
Net Profit
$1,498.01
Gem Rate
3.0%
ROI
+397%
Sales / Yr
165

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
$361.99
BGS 10
$30,268.00
PSA 10
$23,283.00
SGC 10
$13,970.00
9
$2,566.57
CGC 10
$1,875.00
BGS 9.5
$1,502.77
8
$1,329.10
7
$870.11
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3.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+30 graded in 30 days
+79 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (2,296 total graded)

2,296Total
PSA 10683.0%
PSA 949221.4%
PSA 846920.4%
PSA 735915.6%
Below 787638.2%
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