Lt. Surge's Magneton [1st Edition] #8

Pokemon Gym Heroes · #8 · Aug 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$77.50

Expected Value

$70.15

Net Profit

$216.55

Gem Rate

8.5%

ROI

+234%

Sales / Yr

208

The gem rate is only 9% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

Best Tier for Flipping

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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

Company	Best Tier	Gem Rate	Pop	10s	Cost	EV	Net Profit	ROI
PSA	PSA Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
BGS	BGS Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
CGC	CGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
SGC	SGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
TAG	TAG Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%

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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

$77.50

BGS 10

$2,354.00

PSA 10

$1,810.87

SGC 10

$1,087.00

CGC 10

$309.05

$201.37

BGS 9.5

$162.00

$109.25

$81.57

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8.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

+18 graded in 30 days

+57 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,764 total graded)

1,764Total

PSA 101508.5%

PSA 980145.4%

PSA 849227.9%

PSA 71538.7%

Below 71629.2%