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Dark Flareon [1st Edition] #35

Dark Flareon [1st Edition] #35

Pokemon Team Rocket · #35 · Apr 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$16.50
Expected Value
$26.25
Net Profit
$118.50
Gem Rate
9.8%
ROI
+376%
Sales / Yr
203

The gem rate is only 10% — 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
$16.50
BGS 10
$599.00
PSA 10
$460.65
SGC 10
$276.00
CGC 10
$150.00
9
$64.71
8
$44.11
7
$28.36
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9.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (3,850 total graded)

3,850Total
PSA 103799.8%
PSA 91,48338.5%
PSA 81,14129.6%
PSA 744011.4%
Below 738910.1%
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