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Entei [Gold Star] #113

Entei [Gold Star] #113

Pokemon Unseen Forces · #113 · Aug 2005

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$781.30
Expected Value
$782.54
Net Profit
$1,534.95
Gem Rate
7.5%
ROI
+193%
Sales / Yr
454

The gem rate is only 7% — 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
$781.30
BGS 10
$10,551.00
PSA 10
$8,116.31
CGC 10
$2,331.25
9
$2,000.00
8
$1,450.00
BGS 9.5
$1,346.05
7
$1,253.07
SGC 10
$1,000.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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7.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+79 graded in 30 days
+170 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (4,011 total graded)

4,011Total
PSA 103007.5%
PSA 91,54938.6%
PSA 81,01025.2%
PSA 73629.0%
Below 774618.6%
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