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Kabuto [Series II] #140

Kabuto [Series II] #140

Pokemon Japanese Vending · #140 · Jun 1998

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Raw Price
$83.14
Expected Value
$320.98
Net Profit
$719.86
Gem Rate
24.0%
ROI
+734%
Sales / Yr
265

The gem rate is only 24% — 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
$83.14
BGS 10
$1,773.00
PSA 10
$1,363.54
CGC 10
$818.00
SGC 10
$818.00
9
$388.23
BGS 9.5
$171.00
8
$79.50
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0%100%
24.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
11 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 45.0%

Grade Distribution (193 total graded)

193Total
PSA 104623.8%
PSA 910051.8%
PSA 83618.7%
PSA 763.1%
Below 752.6%

eBay Market Signals

3–4 month horizon
Raw
30 days tracked
Active
42
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
2.4
84 resolved
Days to sell
7.0d
p90 21d
Liquidity
62%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
+12.0%
Price 30d
+8.0%
PSA 10
30 days tracked
Active
11
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
0.30
14 resolved
Days to sell
18d
p90 46d
Liquidity
48%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
-6.0%
Price 30d
+14.0%
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