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Entei #17

Entei #17

Pokemon Neo Revelation · #17 · Sep 2001

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$14.99
Expected Value
$21.98
Net Profit
$65.01
Gem Rate
28.6%
ROI
+217%
Sales / Yr
104

The gem rate is only 29% — 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
$14.99
BGS 10
$205.00
PSA 10
$157.50
CGC 10
$95.00
9
$45.00
BGS 9.5
$40.00
8
$26.49
7
$17.09
SGC 10
$15.50
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28.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+13 graded in 30 days
+27 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (625 total graded)

625Total
PSA 1017928.6%
PSA 925040.0%
PSA 810516.8%
PSA 7396.2%
Below 7508.0%
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