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Houndoom #4

Houndoom #4

Pokemon Neo Discovery · #4 · Base · Jun 2001

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$50.41
Expected Value
$32.82
Net Profit
$196.59
Gem Rate
0.9%
ROI
+301%
Sales / Yr
226

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
$50.41
BGS 10
$2,757.00
PSA 10
$2,120.78
SGC 10
$1,272.00
CGC 10
$262.00
9
$205.20
BGS 9.5
$159.00
8
$105.52
7
$77.00
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0%100%
0.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+57 graded in 30 days
+133 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (2,102 total graded)

2,102Total
PSA 10180.9%
PSA 931915.2%
PSA 864430.6%
PSA 744521.2%
Below 765831.3%
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