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Treecko #16

Treecko #16

Pokemon Promo · #016 · Oct 2003

Buy Raw on eBayPSA 10 Sold on eBay
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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$11.01
Expected Value
$9.23
Net Profit
$26.62
Gem Rate
56.0%
ROI
+102%
Sales / Yr
307

This card has strong grading potential — $26.62 profit if PSA 10 with a 56% gem rate and 307 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$11.01
BGS 10
$153.00
PSA 10
$117.50
SGC 10
$71.00
CGC 10
$52.63
BGS 9.5
$49.00
9
$40.00
8
$22.54
7
$20.02
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56.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (194 total graded)

194Total
PSA 1010956.2%
PSA 97538.7%
PSA 873.6%
PSA 710.5%
Below 721.0%
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