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Gyarados #6

Gyarados #6

Pokemon Base Set · #6 · Base · Jun 1995

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$15.00
Expected Value
$70.44
Net Profit
$411.18
Gem Rate
2.2%
ROI
+1371%
Sales / Yr
1,163

The gem rate is only 2% — 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
$15.00
BGS 10
$2,860.00
PSA 10
$2,200.00
SGC 10
$1,320.00
CGC 10
$441.18
9
$259.00
BGS 9.5
$194.94
8
$107.99
7
$63.29
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
2.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+425 graded in 30 days
+1,230 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (24,361 total graded)

24,361Total
PSA 105342.2%
PSA 94,45018.3%
PSA 85,91024.3%
PSA 74,52218.6%
Below 78,79636.1%
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