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Dark Golbat [1st Edition] #7

Dark Golbat [1st Edition] #7

Pokemon Team Rocket · #7 · Apr 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$50.00
Expected Value
$66.42
Net Profit
$256.00
Gem Rate
7.6%
ROI
+394%
Sales / Yr
225

The gem rate is only 8% — 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
$50.00
BGS 10
$2,222.00
PSA 10
$1,709.57
SGC 10
$1,026.00
CGC 10
$321.00
9
$175.00
BGS 9.5
$148.40
8
$90.00
7
$72.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
7.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+53 graded in 30 days
+141 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (4,063 total graded)

4,063Total
PSA 103087.6%
PSA 91,51337.2%
PSA 81,15828.5%
PSA 754113.3%
Below 751812.7%
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