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Dark Houndoom #5

Dark Houndoom #5

Pokemon Team Rocket Returns · #5 · Base · Nov 2004

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$60.00
Expected Value
$96.90
Net Profit
$434.32
Gem Rate
8.8%
ROI
+579%
Sales / Yr
113

The gem rate is only 9% — 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
$60.00
BGS 10
$1,787.00
PSA 10
$1,374.80
SGC 10
$825.00
CGC 10
$509.32
9
$218.07
BGS 9.5
$141.00
8
$85.00
7
$68.00
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0%100%
8.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+11 graded in 30 days
+27 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (555 total graded)

555Total
PSA 10498.8%
PSA 922640.7%
PSA 815628.1%
PSA 75810.5%
Below 76411.5%