Dark Flareon [1st Edition] #35

Pokemon Team Rocket · #35 · Apr 2000

Maybe — Proceed with Caution

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$13.50

Expected Value

$27.91

Net Profit

$121.50

Gem Rate

9.8%

ROI

+426%

Sales / Yr

194

The gem rate is only 10% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.

Company	Best Tier	Gem Rate	Pop	10s	Cost	EV	Net Profit	ROI
PSA	PSA Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
BGS	BGS Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
CGC	CGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
SGC	SGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
TAG	TAG Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%

Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.

Raw

$13.50

BGS 10

$581.00

PSA 10

$447.27

SGC 10

$268.00

CGC 10

$150.00

$62.09

$44.00

$28.56

9.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

3,850Total

PSA 103799.8%

PSA 91,48338.5%

PSA 81,14129.6%

PSA 744011.4%

Below 738910.1%