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Pidgeot #23

Pidgeot #23

Pokemon Expedition · #23 · Base · Sep 2002

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$81.42
Expected Value
$233.66
Net Profit
$289.95
Gem Rate
5.9%
ROI
+301%
Sales / Yr
133

The gem rate is only 6% — 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
$81.42
BGS 10
$2,908.00
PSA 10
$2,236.90
SGC 10
$1,342.00
9
$573.36
CGC 10
$386.37
BGS 9.5
$285.49
8
$236.17
7
$223.83
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5.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (774 total graded)

774Total
PSA 10465.9%
PSA 925532.9%
PSA 823230.0%
PSA 712015.5%
Below 711915.4%
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