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Meganium #109

Meganium #109

Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver · #109 · Base · Feb 2010

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$39.99
Expected Value
$91.18
Net Profit
$913.01
Gem Rate
1.0%
ROI
+1660%
Sales / Yr
117

The gem rate is only 1% — 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
$39.99
BGS 10
$2,096.00
PSA 10
$1,612.62
CGC 10
$968.00
SGC 10
$968.00
9
$233.60
8
$152.50
7
$148.45
BGS 9.5
$121.00
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1.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (961 total graded)

961Total
PSA 10101.0%
PSA 914915.5%
PSA 832934.2%
PSA 724825.8%
Below 722022.9%
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