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Ninetales #15

Ninetales #15

Pokemon Evolutions · #15 · Base · Nov 2016

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$5.05
Expected Value
$11.15
Net Profit
$26.20
Gem Rate
3.4%
ROI
+131%
Sales / Yr
333

The gem rate is only 3% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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
$5.05
BGS 10
$399.00
PSA 10
$306.69
SGC 10
$184.00
CGC 10
$46.25
9
$38.41
BGS 9.5
$24.00
8
$17.50
7
$13.41
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0%100%
3.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+23 graded in 30 days
+77 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (3,656 total graded)

3,656Total
PSA 101263.4%
PSA 92,31663.3%
PSA 893625.6%
PSA 71815.0%
Below 7812.2%
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