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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
$9.99
Expected Value
$29.05
Net Profit
$55.01
Gem Rate
17.2%
ROI
+220%
Sales / Yr
568

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
$9.99
BGS 10
$322.00
PSA 10
$247.50
SGC 10
$149.00
CGC 10
$80.00
9
$72.76
8
$33.85
7
$22.94
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17.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+36 graded in 30 days
+91 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (2,048 total graded)

2,048Total
PSA 1035317.2%
PSA 985341.7%
PSA 840819.9%
PSA 71728.4%
Below 725712.5%
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