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Dark Alakazam #1

Dark Alakazam #1

Pokemon Team Rocket · #1 · Base · Apr 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$44.94
Expected Value
$27.46
Net Profit
$190.06
Gem Rate
1.4%
ROI
+317%
Sales / Yr
293

The gem rate is only 1% — 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
$44.94
BGS 10
$1,817.00
PSA 10
$1,397.50
SGC 10
$839.00
CGC 10
$250.00
9
$170.09
BGS 9.5
$152.03
8
$90.00
7
$63.90
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
1.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+88 graded in 30 days
+244 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (4,711 total graded)

4,711Total
PSA 10651.4%
PSA 983317.7%
PSA 81,42230.2%
PSA 796820.5%
Below 71,39729.7%
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