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Gengar #5

Gengar #5

Pokemon Legend Maker · #5 · Base · Feb 2006

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$100.65
Expected Value
$226.50
Net Profit
$884.35
Gem Rate
4.1%
ROI
+765%
Sales / Yr
373

The gem rate is only 4% — 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
$100.65
BGS 10
$9,374.00
PSA 10
$7,210.94
SGC 10
$4,327.00
CGC 10
$1,000.00
9
$740.00
BGS 9.5
$365.00
8
$290.00
7
$170.75
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0%100%
4.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+111 graded in 30 days
+242 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,876 total graded)

1,876Total
PSA 10774.1%
PSA 942622.7%
PSA 847325.2%
PSA 731216.6%
Below 758131.0%
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