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Dark Blastoise [1st Edition] #3

Dark Blastoise [1st Edition] #3

Pokemon Team Rocket · #3 · Apr 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$300.00
Expected Value
$373.05
Net Profit
$1,784.08
Gem Rate
2.6%
ROI
+566%
Sales / Yr
460

The gem rate is only 3% — 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
$300.00
BGS 10
$17,247.00
PSA 10
$13,267.27
SGC 10
$7,960.00
CGC 10
$2,099.08
BGS 9.5
$1,718.57
9
$1,182.08
8
$609.50
7
$440.00
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0%100%
2.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+179 graded in 30 days
+440 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (8,789 total graded)

8,789Total
PSA 102282.6%
PSA 92,18124.8%
PSA 82,78131.6%
PSA 71,54217.5%
Below 71,96322.3%
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