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Ho-Oh #XY153

Ho-Oh #XY153

Pokemon Promo · #XY153 · Oct 2013

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Maybe — Proceed with Caution

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$10.47
Expected Value
$33.81
Net Profit
$154.53
Gem Rate
5.0%
ROI
+607%
Sales / Yr
86

The gem rate is only 5% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. Only 86 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price.

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
$10.47
BGS 10
$390.00
PSA 10
$300.00
CGC 10
$180.00
SGC 10
$180.00
9
$100.00
BGS 9.5
$44.00
8
$25.00
7
$19.00
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0%100%
5.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
1 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (110 total graded)

110Total
PSA 1065.5%
PSA 94440.0%
PSA 83027.3%
PSA 787.3%
Below 72018.2%
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