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Houndoom EX #21

Houndoom EX #21

Pokemon BREAKthrough · #21 · Base · Nov 2015

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.33
Expected Value
$-2.97
Net Profit
$-4.83
Gem Rate
22.1%
ROI
-24%
Sales / Yr
195

Even a PSA 10 would lose $4.83 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$5.33
BGS 10
$253.00
PSA 10
$194.34
SGC 10
$117.00
BGS 9.5
$29.86
9
$22.38
8
$21.49
CGC 10
$15.50
7
$6.00
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22.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+8 graded in 30 days
+19 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (289 total graded)

289Total
PSA 106422.1%
PSA 910335.6%
PSA 86522.5%
PSA 73010.4%
Below 7269.0%
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