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Staryu [Series III] #120

Staryu [Series III] #120

Pokemon Japanese Vending · #120 · Jun 1998

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$6.03
Expected Value
$28.20
Net Profit
$55.30
Gem Rate
46.0%
ROI
+263%
Sales / Yr
175

This card has strong grading potential — $55.30 profit if PSA 10 with a 46% gem rate and 175 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$6.03
BGS 10
$163.00
PSA 10
$125.20
CGC 10
$76.33
SGC 10
$75.00
9
$28.45
BGS 9.5
$25.00
8
$16.76
7
$7.50
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46.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
12 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 25.0%

Grade Distribution (506 total graded)

506Total
PSA 1023245.8%
PSA 923245.8%
PSA 8244.7%
PSA 771.4%
Below 7112.2%
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