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Arcanine EX #83

Arcanine EX #83

Pokemon Legend Maker · #83 · Base · Feb 2006

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$274.26
Expected Value
$331.59
Net Profit
$1,173.22
Gem Rate
6.1%
ROI
+406%
Sales / Yr
113

The gem rate is only 6% — 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
$274.26
BGS 10
$5,838.00
PSA 10
$4,490.79
SGC 10
$2,694.00
CGC 10
$1,462.48
9
$994.27
8
$600.00
7
$405.00
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6.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+23 graded in 30 days
+66 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,240 total graded)

1,240Total
PSA 10766.1%
PSA 929724.0%
PSA 831525.4%
PSA 717614.2%
Below 737029.8%
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