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Misty's Tentacruel #73

Misty's Tentacruel #73

Pokemon Japanese Leaders' Stadium · #73 · Base · Oct 1998

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$13.00
Expected Value
$15.20
Net Profit
$47.00
Gem Rate
17.5%
ROI
+168%
Sales / Yr
758

The gem rate is only 17% — 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
$13.00
BGS 10
$281.00
PSA 10
$216.48
SGC 10
$130.00
CGC 10
$75.00
9
$49.98
8
$29.06
7
$22.74
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17.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+16 graded in 30 days
+29 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,957 total graded)

1,957Total
PSA 1034217.5%
PSA 981341.5%
PSA 839019.9%
PSA 71628.3%
Below 724512.5%
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