Articuno EX #32
Pokemon Promo · #032 · Oct 2003
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$101.85
Expected Value
$232.52
Net Profit
$536.95
Gem Rate
19.0%
ROI
+460%
Sales / Yr
85
Low grading population — gem rates based on only 67 graded cards may be unreliable, and the market for this card in graded form may be illiquid. The gem rate is only 19% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. Only 85 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
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
$101.85
BGS 10
$4,290.00
PSA 10
$3,300.00
SGC 10
$1,980.00
CGC 10
$653.80
9
$436.14
BGS 9.5
$337.00
8
$239.20
7
$191.00
19.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Past month gem rate: 0.0%
Grade Distribution (67 total graded)
67Total
PSA 101319.4%
PSA 92029.9%
PSA 81725.4%
PSA 769.0%
Below 71116.4%