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Item Finder #74

Pokemon Base Set · #74 · Jun 1995

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Raw Price
$6.78
Expected Value
$19.60
Net Profit
$61.65
Gem Rate
24.9%
ROI
+283%
Sales / Yr
126

The gem rate is only 25% — 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
$6.78
BGS 10
$156.00
PSA 10
$120.00
CGC 10
$83.43
SGC 10
$72.00
BGS 9.5
$63.00
9
$42.99
8
$16.90
7
$14.00
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24.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (422 total graded)

422Total
PSA 1010524.9%
PSA 915536.7%
PSA 87116.8%
PSA 7317.3%
Below 75412.8%
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