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Arcanine #1

Arcanine #1

Pokemon Rising Rivals · #1 · Base · May 2009

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$36.00
Expected Value
$46.46
Net Profit
$334.00
Gem Rate
2.4%
ROI
+655%
Sales / Yr
118

The gem rate is only 2% — 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
$36.00
BGS 10
$663.00
PSA 10
$510.00
CGC 10
$385.00
SGC 10
$306.00
BGS 9.5
$190.00
9
$152.25
8
$106.28
7
$34.36
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2.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (327 total graded)

327Total
PSA 1082.4%
PSA 97021.4%
PSA 813240.4%
PSA 76620.2%
Below 74915.0%
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