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Houndoom #H11

Houndoom #H11

Pokemon Aquapolis · #H11 · Base · Jan 2003

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$588.69
Expected Value
$864.58
Net Profit
$2,286.81
Gem Rate
4.6%
ROI
+379%
Sales / Yr
130

The gem rate is only 5% — 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
$588.69
BGS 10
$21,989.00
PSA 10
$16,914.24
SGC 10
$10,149.00
9
$3,111.01
CGC 10
$2,890.50
BGS 9.5
$1,967.00
8
$1,382.83
7
$992.00
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4.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+46 graded in 30 days
+80 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,293 total graded)

1,293Total
PSA 10594.6%
PSA 927421.2%
PSA 827321.1%
PSA 723217.9%
Below 744034.0%
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