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Houndoom #23

Houndoom #23

Pokemon Neo Discovery · #23 · Jun 2001

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$8.50
Expected Value
$11.92
Net Profit
$50.50
Gem Rate
19.1%
ROI
+215%
Sales / Yr
116

The gem rate is only 19% — 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
$8.50
BGS 10
$121.00
PSA 10
$93.10
CGC 10
$74.00
SGC 10
$56.00
BGS 9.5
$32.00
9
$31.00
8
$27.87
7
$14.91
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19.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+3 graded in 30 days
+11 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (282 total graded)

282Total
PSA 105419.1%
PSA 911440.4%
PSA 86723.8%
PSA 73010.6%
Below 7176.0%
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