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Scizor #29

Scizor #29

Pokemon Neo Discovery · #29 · Jun 2001

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$13.07
Expected Value
$20.73
Net Profit
$86.93
Gem Rate
19.7%
ROI
+310%
Sales / Yr
105

The gem rate is only 20% — 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
$13.07
BGS 10
$225.00
PSA 10
$173.18
CGC 10
$115.00
SGC 10
$104.00
BGS 9.5
$49.00
9
$41.93
8
$30.83
7
$12.99
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19.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (208 total graded)

208Total
PSA 104119.7%
PSA 98239.4%
PSA 85024.0%
PSA 7209.6%
Below 7146.7%
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