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Litten #SM08

Litten #SM08

Pokemon Promo · #SM08 · Nov 2016

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.99
Expected Value
$7.50
Net Profit
$27.01
Gem Rate
27.0%
ROI
+159%
Sales / Yr
208

Low grading population — gem rates based on only 48 graded cards may be unreliable, and the market for this card in graded form may be illiquid. The gem rate is only 27% — 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
$1.99
BGS 10
$96.00
PSA 10
$74.11
CGC 10
$44.00
SGC 10
$44.00
BGS 9.5
$44.00
9
$40.13
8
$6.99
7
$6.40
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27.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Past month gem rate: 0.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 48 graded cards may be unreliable.

Grade Distribution (48 total graded)

48Total
PSA 101327.1%
PSA 91225.0%
PSA 81020.8%
PSA 7612.5%
Below 7714.6%
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