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Gyarados [Shadowless] #6

Gyarados [Shadowless] #6

Pokemon Base Set · #6 · Jun 1995

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Raw Price
$60.89
Expected Value
$130.56
Net Profit
$1,060.11
Gem Rate
0.9%
ROI
+1397%
Sales / Yr
327

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
$60.89
BGS 10
$7,286.00
PSA 10
$5,604.44
SGC 10
$3,363.00
CGC 10
$1,136.00
9
$697.54
BGS 9.5
$464.00
8
$277.39
7
$174.36
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0%100%
0.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+137 graded in 30 days
+285 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (6,638 total graded)

6,638Total
PSA 10610.9%
PSA 977111.6%
PSA 81,26619.1%
PSA 71,19618.0%
Below 73,30149.7%
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