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Rocket's Scyther [1st Edition] #13

Rocket's Scyther [1st Edition] #13

Pokemon Gym Heroes · #13 · Aug 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$175.36
Expected Value
$225.75
Net Profit
$720.20
Gem Rate
4.5%
ROI
+378%
Sales / Yr
233

The gem rate is only 4% — 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
$175.36
BGS 10
$8,580.00
PSA 10
$6,600.00
SGC 10
$3,960.00
CGC 10
$910.56
9
$584.14
BGS 9.5
$374.50
8
$308.92
7
$202.50
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0%100%
4.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+50 graded in 30 days
+106 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (2,380 total graded)

2,380Total
PSA 101064.5%
PSA 995540.1%
PSA 873030.7%
PSA 726411.1%
Below 730913.0%
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