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Sceptile #11

Sceptile #11

Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire · #11 · Base · Jun 2003

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$60.03
Expected Value
$129.93
Net Profit
$3,203.97
Gem Rate
2.5%
ROI
+4270%
Sales / Yr
183

The gem rate is only 3% — 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
$60.03
BGS 10
$5,329.00
PSA 10
$4,098.87
CGC 10
$3,279.00
SGC 10
$2,459.00
BGS 9.5
$274.00
9
$238.21
8
$124.66
7
$80.00
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2.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (799 total graded)

799Total
PSA 10202.5%
PSA 919123.9%
PSA 821927.4%
PSA 716220.3%
Below 720525.7%
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