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Horsea #50

Horsea #50

Pokemon Dragon Frontiers · #50 · Base · Nov 2006

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.48
Expected Value
$26.22
Net Profit
$58.52
Gem Rate
11.6%
ROI
+355%
Sales / Yr
101

The gem rate is only 12% — 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
$1.48
BGS 10
$116.00
PSA 10
$89.00
CGC 10
$75.00
9
$62.50
SGC 10
$53.00
BGS 9.5
$44.00
8
$8.64
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11.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (121 total graded)

121Total
PSA 101411.6%
PSA 96150.4%
PSA 83327.3%
PSA 775.8%
Below 765.0%
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