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Sabrina's Mr. Mime #122

Sabrina's Mr. Mime #122

Pokemon Japanese Yamabuki City Gym · #122 · Base · Feb 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.99
Expected Value
$5.46
Net Profit
$11.00
Gem Rate
25.3%
ROI
+58%
Sales / Yr
31

The gem rate is only 25% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. Only 31 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price. PSA 10 profit of $11.00 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$3.99
BGS 10
$166.00
PSA 10
$128.00
SGC 10
$77.00
9
$31.28
CGC 10
$29.99
BGS 9.5
$21.00
8
$17.68
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25.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+22 graded in 30 days
+37 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (178 total graded)

178Total
PSA 104525.3%
PSA 97139.9%
PSA 83921.9%
PSA 795.1%
Below 7147.9%
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