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Fearow #18

Fearow #18

Pokemon Crystal Guardians · #18 · Base · Aug 2006

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.40
Expected Value
$23.64
Net Profit
$54.60
Gem Rate
3.0%
ROI
+314%
Sales / Yr
138

The gem rate is only 3% — 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
$2.40
BGS 10
$117.00
PSA 10
$90.00
9
$75.16
CGC 10
$72.00
SGC 10
$54.00
BGS 9.5
$35.00
8
$27.52
7
$19.70
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3.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (134 total graded)

134Total
PSA 1043.0%
PSA 94735.1%
PSA 84130.6%
PSA 72619.4%
Below 71611.9%
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