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Houndoom #82

Houndoom #82

Pokemon Undaunted · #82 · Base · Aug 2010

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$65.27
Expected Value
$97.53
Net Profit
$707.73
Gem Rate
1.3%
ROI
+882%
Sales / Yr
177

The gem rate is only 1% — 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
$65.27
BGS 10
$1,280.00
PSA 10
$984.81
CGC 10
$788.00
SGC 10
$591.00
9
$299.00
8
$179.75
7
$140.25
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0%100%
1.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+29 graded in 30 days
+38 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (971 total graded)

971Total
PSA 10131.3%
PSA 918318.8%
PSA 833534.5%
PSA 725025.7%
Below 718919.5%
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