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Light Slowbro #51

Light Slowbro #51

Pokemon Neo Destiny · #51 · Feb 2002

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Raw Price
$26.53
Expected Value
$21.14
Net Profit
$38.47
Gem Rate
25.4%
ROI
+93%
Sales / Yr
110

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
$26.53
BGS 10
$910.00
PSA 10
$699.95
SGC 10
$165.00
BGS 9.5
$99.97
CGC 10
$80.00
9
$73.75
8
$31.51
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0%100%
25.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+14 graded in 30 days
+23 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (268 total graded)

268Total
PSA 106825.4%
PSA 912245.5%
PSA 85821.6%
PSA 7103.7%
Below 793.4%
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