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Gyarados [1st Edition] #6

Gyarados [1st Edition] #6

Pokemon Base Set · #6 · Jun 1995

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$528.03
Expected Value
$1,303.74
Net Profit
$6,784.84
Gem Rate
3.4%
ROI
+1249%
Sales / Yr
169

The gem rate is only 3% — 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
$528.03
BGS 10
$34,114.00
PSA 10
$26,241.35
SGC 10
$15,745.00
CGC 10
$7,327.87
9
$3,736.50
BGS 9.5
$3,500.00
8
$2,197.93
7
$1,356.00
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3.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (2,582 total graded)

2,582Total
PSA 10893.4%
PSA 950019.4%
PSA 853220.6%
PSA 737114.4%
Below 71,05841.0%
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