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Ninetales #8

Ninetales #8

Pokemon Dragon Frontiers · #8 · Base · Nov 2006

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$80.00
Expected Value
$166.62
Net Profit
$554.00
Gem Rate
4.5%
ROI
+583%
Sales / Yr
196

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
$80.00
BGS 10
$2,676.00
PSA 10
$2,058.78
SGC 10
$1,235.00
CGC 10
$649.00
9
$487.43
BGS 9.5
$243.00
8
$214.34
7
$170.32
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0%100%
4.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+46 graded in 30 days
+91 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,023 total graded)

1,023Total
PSA 10464.5%
PSA 925224.6%
PSA 830930.2%
PSA 717116.7%
Below 724023.5%
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