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Nidoking #6

Nidoking #6

Pokemon Dragon Frontiers · #6 · Base · Nov 2006

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$35.00
Expected Value
$67.82
Net Profit
$185.00
Gem Rate
6.2%
ROI
+370%
Sales / Yr
129

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
$35.00
BGS 10
$279.00
CGC 10
$235.00
PSA 10
$214.94
9
$180.80
BGS 9.5
$147.00
SGC 10
$129.00
8
$115.00
7
$43.51
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6.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (583 total graded)

583Total
PSA 10366.2%
PSA 918531.7%
PSA 816828.8%
PSA 77913.6%
Below 711419.6%
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