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Mewtwo [Shadowless] #10

Mewtwo [Shadowless] #10

Pokemon Base Set · #10 · Jun 1995

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$59.00
Expected Value
$292.75
Net Profit
$7,026.00
Gem Rate
1.1%
ROI
+9495%
Sales / Yr
371

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
$59.00
BGS 10
$15,042.00
PSA 10
$11,570.84
CGC 10
$7,100.00
SGC 10
$6,943.00
9
$1,248.00
BGS 9.5
$930.00
8
$495.72
7
$287.78
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0%100%
1.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+116 graded in 30 days
+262 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (6,898 total graded)

6,898Total
PSA 10751.1%
PSA 96599.6%
PSA 81,22017.7%
PSA 71,21717.6%
Below 73,66053.1%