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Misty's Golduck [1st Edition] #12

Misty's Golduck [1st Edition] #12

Pokemon Gym Challenge · #12 · Oct 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$118.72
Expected Value
$120.35
Net Profit
$518.19
Gem Rate
3.2%
ROI
+388%
Sales / Yr
229

The gem rate is only 3% — 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
$118.72
BGS 10
$16,380.00
PSA 10
$12,600.00
SGC 10
$7,560.00
CGC 10
$651.91
9
$382.88
8
$175.00
7
$136.83
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3.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (2,038 total graded)

2,038Total
PSA 10653.2%
PSA 972935.8%
PSA 878438.5%
PSA 724812.2%
Below 71879.2%
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