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Ninetales EX #13

Ninetales EX #13

Pokemon Generations · #13 · Base · Feb 2016

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.33
Expected Value
$3.19
Net Profit
$-3.83
Gem Rate
17.7%
ROI
-19%
Sales / Yr
210

Even a PSA 10 would lose $3.83 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
$306.00
PSA 10
$235.00
SGC 10
$141.00
BGS 9.5
$30.00
9
$29.90
8
$29.04
CGC 10
$16.50
7
$8.18
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0%100%
17.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+4 graded in 30 days
+12 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (311 total graded)

311Total
PSA 105517.7%
PSA 911637.3%
PSA 88828.3%
PSA 73711.9%
Below 7144.5%
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