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Tyranitar #12

Tyranitar #12

Pokemon Neo Discovery · #12 · Base · Jun 2001

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$104.65
Expected Value
$89.02
Net Profit
$324.35
Gem Rate
2.7%
ROI
+271%
Sales / Yr
286

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
$104.65
BGS 10
$4,940.00
PSA 10
$3,800.00
SGC 10
$2,280.00
CGC 10
$444.00
9
$420.00
8
$193.50
BGS 9.5
$191.01
7
$182.64
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2.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (3,175 total graded)

3,175Total
PSA 10852.7%
PSA 956817.9%
PSA 883426.3%
PSA 761819.5%
Below 71,05833.3%
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