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Team Rocket's Houndoom #191

Team Rocket's Houndoom #191

Pokemon Destined Rivals · #191 · Illustration Rare · May 2025

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$15.84
Expected Value
$4.44
Net Profit
$19.52
Gem Rate
32.0%
ROI
+63%
Sales / Yr
1,217

The gem rate is only 32% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. PSA 10 profit of $19.52 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$15.84
BGS 10
$228.00
PSA 10
$175.13
SGC 10
$105.00
CGC 10
$50.36
BGS 9.5
$43.08
9
$30.50
8
$19.53
7
$11.51
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32.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
721 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 22.0%

Grade Distribution (8,047 total graded)

8,047Total
PSA 102,61532.5%
PSA 94,44755.3%
PSA 883210.3%
PSA 7921.1%
Below 7500.6%