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Lt. Surge's Electabuzz #27

Lt. Surge's Electabuzz #27

Pokemon Gym Heroes · #27 · Aug 2000

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$7.39
Expected Value
$7.15
Net Profit
$-8.39
Gem Rate
16.1%
ROI
-37%
Sales / Yr
105

Even a PSA 10 would lose $8.39 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$7.39
BGS 10
$149.00
PSA 10
$114.99
SGC 10
$69.00
9
$39.99
BGS 9.5
$32.00
8
$26.00
7
$14.68
CGC 10
$14.00
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16.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+2 graded in 30 days
+12 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (367 total graded)

367Total
PSA 105916.1%
PSA 919152.0%
PSA 87319.9%
PSA 7215.7%
Below 7174.6%
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