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Arcanine #6

Arcanine #6

Pokemon Detective Pikachu · #6 · Base · Mar 2019

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.00
Expected Value
$2.76
Net Profit
$58.00
Gem Rate
29.8%
ROI
+322%
Sales / Yr
254

The gem rate is only 30% — 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
$3.00
BGS 10
$165.00
PSA 10
$126.58
CGC 10
$76.00
SGC 10
$76.00
BGS 9.5
$23.00
9
$20.12
8
$14.50
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29.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+2 graded in 30 days
+5 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (496 total graded)

496Total
PSA 1014829.8%
PSA 927154.6%
PSA 86312.7%
PSA 7112.2%
Below 720.4%
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