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Misty's Seadra #117

Misty's Seadra #117

Pokemon Japanese Leaders' Stadium · #117 · Base · Oct 1998

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$12.00
Expected Value
$30.45
Net Profit
$94.66
Gem Rate
12.4%
ROI
+351%
Sales / Yr
441

The gem rate is only 12% — 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
$12.00
BGS 10
$279.00
PSA 10
$214.88
SGC 10
$129.00
CGC 10
$121.66
9
$65.04
8
$45.01
7
$19.73
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12.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+54 graded in 30 days
+110 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,919 total graded)

1,919Total
PSA 1023812.4%
PSA 987745.7%
PSA 840020.8%
PSA 71819.4%
Below 722211.6%
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