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Mewtwo GX #78

Mewtwo GX #78

Pokemon Shining Legends · #78 · Secret · Oct 2017

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$500.55
Expected Value
$549.35
Net Profit
$1,407.79
Gem Rate
17.6%
ROI
+273%
Sales / Yr
1,411

The gem rate is only 18% — 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
$500.55
BGS 10
$7,063.00
PSA 10
$5,433.36
BGS 9.5
$2,550.00
SGC 10
$2,008.04
CGC 10
$1,923.34
9
$1,175.00
8
$610.90
7
$488.20
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17.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (15,292 total graded)

15,292Total
PSA 102,68717.6%
PSA 96,45642.2%
PSA 84,20927.5%
PSA 79546.2%
Below 79356.1%