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Mewtwo #12

Mewtwo #12

Pokemon Detective Pikachu · #12 · Base · Mar 2019

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$7.34
Expected Value
$2.56
Net Profit
$32.39
Gem Rate
24.7%
ROI
+145%
Sales / Yr
242

The gem rate is only 25% — 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
$7.34
BGS 10
$130.00
PSA 10
$99.86
SGC 10
$60.00
CGC 10
$54.73
BGS 9.5
$29.99
9
$27.50
8
$20.00
7
$14.45
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0%100%
24.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+5 graded in 30 days
+16 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,017 total graded)

1,017Total
PSA 1025124.7%
PSA 957556.5%
PSA 815815.5%
PSA 7262.6%
Below 770.7%
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