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Dodrio [Series 1] #85

Dodrio [Series 1] #85

Pokemon Japanese Vending · #85 · Jun 1998

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Raw Price
$8.75
Expected Value
$20.51
Net Profit
$23.25
Gem Rate
32.0%
ROI
+98%
Sales / Yr
185

The gem rate is only 32% — 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
$8.75
BGS 10
$351.00
PSA 10
$269.96
SGC 10
$162.00
9
$51.93
CGC 10
$47.00
BGS 9.5
$38.00
8
$11.75
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32.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
2 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (328 total graded)

328Total
PSA 1010532.0%
PSA 917352.7%
PSA 8329.8%
PSA 751.5%
Below 7123.7%
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