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Arbok EX #24

Arbok EX #24

Pokemon Chinese 151 Collect · #177 · Jan 2025

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.99
Expected Value
$-8.34
Net Profit
$-7.99
Gem Rate
95.0%
ROI
-47%
Sales / Yr
8

Even a PSA 10 would lose $7.99 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$54.00
PSA 10
$41.77
SGC 10
$25.00
9
$14.09
CGC 10
$9.00
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95.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
2 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 100.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 19 graded cards may be unreliable.

Grade Distribution (19 total graded)

19Total
PSA 101894.7%
Below 715.3%
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