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Light Dragonair #22

Light Dragonair #22

Pokemon Neo Destiny · #22 · Base · Feb 2002

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$25.00
Expected Value
$23.44
Net Profit
$48.45
Gem Rate
24.5%
ROI
+121%
Sales / Yr
135

The gem rate is only 25% — 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
$25.00
BGS 10
$369.00
PSA 10
$284.15
SGC 10
$170.00
CGC 10
$88.45
BGS 9.5
$88.00
9
$74.00
8
$45.00
7
$23.06
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0%100%
24.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+4 graded in 30 days
+6 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (273 total graded)

273Total
PSA 106724.5%
PSA 910839.6%
PSA 85018.3%
PSA 7259.2%
Below 7228.1%
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