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Muk #89

Muk #89

Pokemon Japanese Mystery of the Fossils · #89 · Base · Jun 1997

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Raw Price
$7.29
Expected Value
$18.11
Net Profit
$61.59
Gem Rate
15.0%
ROI
+276%
Sales / Yr
439

The gem rate is only 15% — 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
$7.29
BGS 10
$377.00
PSA 10
$289.92
SGC 10
$174.00
CGC 10
$83.88
BGS 9.5
$66.25
9
$48.37
8
$24.88
7
$20.00
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15.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+16 graded in 30 days
+21 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,848 total graded)

1,848Total
PSA 1027815.0%
PSA 974240.2%
PSA 840521.9%
PSA 71809.7%
Below 723912.9%
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