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Mewtwo #56

Mewtwo #56

Pokemon Expedition · #56 · Base · Sep 2002

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$40.00
Expected Value
$48.91
Net Profit
$127.27
Gem Rate
24.1%
ROI
+231%
Sales / Yr
173

The gem rate is only 24% — 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
$40.00
BGS 10
$583.00
PSA 10
$448.60
SGC 10
$269.00
CGC 10
$182.27
9
$113.25
BGS 9.5
$105.53
8
$51.00
7
$41.00
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24.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (593 total graded)

593Total
PSA 1014324.1%
PSA 922137.3%
PSA 812020.2%
PSA 7457.6%
Below 7599.9%
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