
Dark Blastoise #3
Pokemon Team Rocket · #3 · Base · Apr 2000
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$97.71
Expected Value
$60.40
Net Profit
$526.74
Gem Rate
0.6%
ROI
+467%
Sales / Yr
454
The gem rate is only 1% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
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
$97.71
BGS 10
$1,811.00
PSA 10
$1,393.41
SGC 10
$836.00
CGC 10
$639.45
BGS 9.5
$436.09
9
$341.74
8
$229.50
7
$151.26
0.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+152 graded in 30 days
+152 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (10,516 total graded)
10,516Total
PSA 10650.6%
PSA 91,13810.8%
PSA 82,74326.1%
PSA 72,21321.0%
Below 74,30040.9%
