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Light Arcanine #12

Light Arcanine #12

Pokemon Neo Destiny · #12 · Base · Feb 2002

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$212.65
Expected Value
$142.14
Net Profit
$829.47
Gem Rate
1.9%
ROI
+364%
Sales / Yr
181

The gem rate is only 2% — 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
$212.65
BGS 10
$3,380.00
PSA 10
$2,600.00
SGC 10
$1,560.00
CGC 10
$1,057.12
9
$680.41
BGS 9.5
$426.00
8
$363.88
7
$291.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
1.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+55 graded in 30 days
+121 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,993 total graded)

1,993Total
PSA 10371.9%
PSA 937018.6%
PSA 852326.2%
PSA 738019.1%
Below 767433.8%
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