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Scyther #26

Scyther #26

Pokemon Jungle · #26 · Base · Jun 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$8.25
Expected Value
$8.38
Net Profit
$49.25
Gem Rate
10.8%
ROI
+212%
Sales / Yr
147

The gem rate is only 11% — 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
$8.25
BGS 10
$247.00
PSA 10
$190.02
SGC 10
$114.00
CGC 10
$72.50
9
$42.85
8
$28.00
7
$19.99
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10.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+7 graded in 30 days
+9 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (710 total graded)

710Total
PSA 107710.8%
PSA 920729.2%
PSA 816323.0%
PSA 710815.2%
Below 715221.4%
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