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Mega Gengar EX #XY166

Mega Gengar EX #XY166

Pokemon Promo · #XY166 · Oct 2013

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$93.50
Expected Value
$291.65
Net Profit
$3,117.50
Gem Rate
4.0%
ROI
+2873%
Sales / Yr
261

The gem rate is only 4% — 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
$93.50
BGS 10
$6,989.00
PSA 10
$5,375.85
CGC 10
$3,226.00
SGC 10
$3,226.00
9
$836.66
BGS 9.5
$788.00
8
$318.59
7
$250.50
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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4.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
219 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (2,824 total graded)

2,824Total
PSA 101204.2%
PSA 935712.6%
PSA 866223.4%
PSA 758320.6%
Below 71,09038.6%
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