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Blaine's Growlithe [1st Edition] #62

Blaine's Growlithe [1st Edition] #62

Pokemon Gym Heroes · #62 · Aug 2000

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Raw Price
$7.44
Expected Value
$18.63
Net Profit
$54.56
Gem Rate
20.7%
ROI
+243%
Sales / Yr
118

The gem rate is only 21% — 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
$7.44
BGS 10
$195.00
PSA 10
$149.99
SGC 10
$90.00
CGC 10
$77.00
9
$35.46
8
$29.28
7
$23.44
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20.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (675 total graded)

675Total
PSA 1014020.7%
PSA 932648.3%
PSA 814621.6%
PSA 7405.9%
Below 7182.7%
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