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Dark Blastoise #3

Dark Blastoise #3

Pokemon Team Rocket · #3 · Base · Apr 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$97.58
Expected Value
$81.44
Net Profit
$571.17
Gem Rate
0.6%
ROI
+507%
Sales / Yr
453

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
$97.58
BGS 10
$1,811.00
PSA 10
$1,393.41
SGC 10
$836.00
CGC 10
$683.75
BGS 9.5
$436.09
9
$370.00
8
$281.62
7
$176.90
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0%100%
0.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+235 graded in 30 days
+471 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (10,834 total graded)

10,834Total
PSA 10650.6%
PSA 91,14510.6%
PSA 82,79025.8%
PSA 72,28621.1%
Below 74,49141.5%
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