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Arcanine #18

Arcanine #18

Pokemon Evolutions · #18 · Base · Nov 2016

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.38
Expected Value
$2.09
Net Profit
$26.62
Gem Rate
5.7%
ROI
+163%
Sales / Yr
232

The gem rate is only 6% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

ⓘPopulation data match confidence: 55% — verify on PSA

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
$1.38
BGS 10
$99.00
PSA 10
$76.47
SGC 10
$46.00
CGC 10
$43.00
9
$32.34
BGS 9.5
$15.00
8
$9.18
7
$9.09
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0%100%
5.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+11 graded in 30 days
+30 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (803 total graded)

803Total
PSA 10465.7%
PSA 928335.2%
PSA 827534.2%
PSA 711714.6%
Below 7789.7%
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