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Hitmonchan EX #98

Hitmonchan EX #98

Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire · #98 · Base · Jun 2013

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$43.22
Expected Value
$103.30
Net Profit
$322.16
Gem Rate
2.5%
ROI
+553%
Sales / Yr
206

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
$43.22
BGS 10
$1,191.00
PSA 10
$916.00
SGC 10
$550.00
CGC 10
$380.38
9
$362.52
BGS 9.5
$240.00
8
$160.00
7
$95.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
2.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+33 graded in 30 days
+88 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,738 total graded)

1,738Total
PSA 10432.5%
PSA 937221.4%
PSA 847727.4%
PSA 732118.5%
Below 752230.0%
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