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Dark Machoke [1st Edition] #40
Pokemon Team Rocket · #40 · Apr 2000
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$5.04
Expected Value
$19.17
Net Profit
$53.20
Gem Rate
13.7%
ROI
+265%
Sales / Yr
126
The gem rate is only 14% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
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
$5.04
BGS 10
$182.00
PSA 10
$139.87
SGC 10
$84.00
CGC 10
$73.24
9
$49.00
BGS 9.5
$32.00
8
$23.15
7
$16.33
13.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+24 graded in 30 days
+54 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (1,697 total graded)
1,697Total
PSA 1023213.7%
PSA 973843.5%
PSA 844326.1%
PSA 71518.9%
Below 71237.2%