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Nidoran #43

Nidoran #43

Pokemon Evolutions · #43 · Base · Nov 2016

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$0.23
Expected Value
$-7.72
Net Profit
$-8.23
Gem Rate
13.0%
ROI
-54%
Sales / Yr
90

Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.23 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
$0.23
BGS 10
$54.00
PSA 10
$41.50
SGC 10
$25.00
BGS 9.5
$9.00
9
$8.26
CGC 10
$7.00
8
$6.99
7
$6.00
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0%100%
13.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
3 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (350 total graded)

350Total
PSA 104412.6%
PSA 917148.9%
PSA 811432.6%
PSA 7133.7%
Below 761.7%
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