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Dark Arbok #2

Dark Arbok #2

Pokemon Team Rocket · #2 · Base · Apr 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$9.42
Expected Value
$11.39
Net Profit
$100.58
Gem Rate
0.9%
ROI
+412%
Sales / Yr
313

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
$9.42
BGS 10
$340.00
PSA 10
$261.30
SGC 10
$157.00
CGC 10
$125.00
BGS 9.5
$70.65
9
$67.62
8
$49.99
7
$29.81
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0%100%
0.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+78 graded in 30 days
+165 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (5,599 total graded)

5,599Total
PSA 10520.9%
PSA 984215.0%
PSA 81,68130.0%
PSA 71,20521.5%
Below 71,79232.0%
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