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Salamence EX #96

Salamence EX #96

Pokemon Power Keepers · #96 · Base · Feb 2007

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Raw Price
$59.95
Expected Value
$175.56
Net Profit
$675.05
Gem Rate
6.4%
ROI
+901%
Sales / Yr
157

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
$59.95
BGS 10
$2,617.00
PSA 10
$2,013.24
SGC 10
$1,208.00
CGC 10
$750.00
9
$404.45
8
$216.22
7
$129.06
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
6.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+25 graded in 30 days
+43 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,265 total graded)

1,265Total
PSA 10816.4%
PSA 935528.1%
PSA 831324.7%
PSA 720216.0%
Below 730824.3%
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