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Magnemite [Series II] #81

Magnemite [Series II] #81

Pokemon Japanese Vending · #81 · Jun 1998

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Raw Price
$13.00
Expected Value
$39.81
Net Profit
$71.99
Gem Rate
28.0%
ROI
+257%
Sales / Yr
114

The gem rate is only 28% — 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
$556.00
PSA 10
$427.41
SGC 10
$256.00
CGC 10
$99.99
9
$59.99
BGS 9.5
$44.00
8
$43.86
7
$42.00
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28.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
16 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 44.0%

Grade Distribution (256 total graded)

256Total
PSA 107127.7%
PSA 914657.0%
PSA 82610.2%
PSA 741.6%
Below 793.5%
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