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Dark Magneton [1st Edition] #11

Dark Magneton [1st Edition] #11

Pokemon Team Rocket · #11 · Apr 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$78.75
Expected Value
$80.75
Net Profit
$763.15
Gem Rate
1.3%
ROI
+814%
Sales / Yr
271

The gem rate is only 1% — 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
$78.75
BGS 10
$13,155.00
PSA 10
$10,119.47
SGC 10
$6,072.00
CGC 10
$856.90
9
$367.89
BGS 9.5
$358.75
8
$131.72
7
$99.99
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1.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (4,923 total graded)

4,923Total
PSA 10661.3%
PSA 91,02820.9%
PSA 81,89438.5%
PSA 71,05721.5%
Below 783116.9%
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