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Team Rocket's Articuno #51

Team Rocket's Articuno #51

Pokemon Destined Rivals · #051 · May 2025

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.55
Expected Value
$16.11
Net Profit
$39.36
Gem Rate
55.0%
ROI
+238%
Sales / Yr
340

This card has strong grading potential — $39.36 profit if PSA 10 with a 55% gem rate and 340 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$1.55
BGS 10
$132.00
PSA 10
$101.85
SGC 10
$61.00
CGC 10
$55.91
BGS 9.5
$29.00
9
$15.45
8
$12.50
7
$10.00
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55.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
184 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 55.0%

Grade Distribution (1,589 total graded)

1,589Total
PSA 1086854.6%
PSA 963439.9%
PSA 8392.5%
PSA 760.4%
Below 7422.6%
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