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Dark Dugtrio [1st Edition] #23

Dark Dugtrio [1st Edition] #23

Pokemon Team Rocket · #23 · Apr 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$12.91
Expected Value
$11.45
Net Profit
$42.08
Gem Rate
21.1%
ROI
+151%
Sales / Yr
146

The gem rate is only 21% — 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
$12.91
BGS 10
$273.00
PSA 10
$210.00
SGC 10
$126.00
CGC 10
$69.99
9
$38.10
BGS 9.5
$34.99
8
$23.23
7
$15.74
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21.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+8 graded in 30 days
+8 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,268 total graded)

1,268Total
PSA 1026721.1%
PSA 962149.0%
PSA 823818.8%
PSA 7715.6%
Below 7685.4%
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