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Pinsir #9

Pinsir #9

Pokemon Dragon Frontiers · #9 · Base · Nov 2006

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$14.51
Expected Value
$16.94
Net Profit
$53.53
Gem Rate
10.6%
ROI
+181%
Sales / Yr
141

The gem rate is only 11% — 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
$14.51
BGS 10
$280.00
PSA 10
$215.51
SGC 10
$129.00
CGC 10
$83.04
9
$57.86
8
$36.50
7
$20.00
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10.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (360 total graded)

360Total
PSA 103810.6%
PSA 914740.8%
PSA 810729.7%
PSA 7318.6%
Below 73710.3%
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