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Sceptile EX #96

Sceptile EX #96

Pokemon Crystal Guardians · #96 · Base · Aug 2006

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Raw Price
$95.12
Expected Value
$271.81
Net Profit
$3,387.88
Gem Rate
6.1%
ROI
+3077%
Sales / Yr
126

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
$95.12
BGS 10
$5,684.00
PSA 10
$4,372.50
CGC 10
$3,498.00
SGC 10
$2,624.00
9
$269.03
8
$175.00
7
$174.00
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6.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (543 total graded)

543Total
PSA 10336.1%
PSA 914126.0%
PSA 814727.1%
PSA 79116.8%
Below 712923.8%
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