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Dark Dragonite #5

Dark Dragonite #5

Pokemon Team Rocket · #5 · Base

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$85.12
Expected Value
$36.19
Net Profit
$598.87
Gem Rate
0.6%
ROI
+598%
Sales / Yr
60

The gem rate is only 1% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. Only 60 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price.

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
$85.12
CGC 10
$698.99
9
$228.00
BGS 9.5
$219.00
8
$207.12
7
$79.38
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
0.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+133 graded in 30 days
+133 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (8,699 total graded)

8,699Total
PSA 10530.6%
PSA 997811.2%
PSA 82,32826.8%
PSA 71,91222.0%
Below 73,37638.8%
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