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Ho-oh #18

Ho-oh #18

Pokemon Neo Revelation · #18 · Sep 2001

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$19.99
Expected Value
$32.55
Net Profit
$65.01
Gem Rate
27.9%
ROI
+186%
Sales / Yr
100

The gem rate is only 28% — 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
$19.99
BGS 10
$488.00
PSA 10
$375.00
SGC 10
$225.00
CGC 10
$100.00
9
$68.13
BGS 9.5
$50.00
8
$45.14
7
$37.47
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27.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (681 total graded)

681Total
PSA 1019027.9%
PSA 928541.9%
PSA 810916.0%
PSA 7416.0%
Below 7568.2%
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