Cyndaquil #18

Pokemon BREAKthrough · #18 · Base · Nov 2015

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No — Very Low Grading Population

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$2.00

Expected Value

$-8.05

Net Profit

$18.00

Gem Rate

4.5%

ROI

+106%

Sales / Yr

184

Only 22 cards have been graded by PSA. There is insufficient data to determine grading profitability, and finding buyers for graded copies may be difficult.

Best Tier for Flipping

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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

Company	Best Tier	Gem Rate	Pop	10s	Cost	EV	Net Profit	ROI
PSA	PSA Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
BGS	BGS Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
CGC	CGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
SGC	SGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
TAG	TAG Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%

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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

$2.00

BGS 10

$56.00

PSA 10

$43.23

CGC 10

$35.00

SGC 10

$26.00

BGS 9.5

$15.00

$13.99

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4.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

+1 graded in 30 days

+2 in 90 days

⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 22 graded cards may be unreliable.

Grade Distribution (22 total graded)

22Total

PSA 1014.5%

PSA 91045.5%

PSA 8940.9%

PSA 714.5%

Below 714.5%