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Dark Dugtrio #6

Dark Dugtrio #6

Pokemon Team Rocket · #6 · Base · Apr 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$22.50
Expected Value
$19.10
Net Profit
$136.52
Gem Rate
1.2%
ROI
+364%
Sales / Yr
226

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
$22.50
BGS 10
$702.00
PSA 10
$540.00
SGC 10
$324.00
CGC 10
$174.02
9
$106.14
BGS 9.5
$75.86
8
$66.08
7
$47.19
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0%100%
1.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+24 graded in 30 days
+24 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (2,826 total graded)

2,826Total
PSA 10341.2%
PSA 944515.7%
PSA 889731.7%
PSA 760421.4%
Below 783429.5%
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