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Lt. Surge's Magneton #8

Lt. Surge's Magneton #8

Pokemon Gym Heroes · #8 · Aug 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$17.54
Expected Value
$10.93
Net Profit
$107.46
Gem Rate
1.3%
ROI
+330%
Sales / Yr
313

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
$17.54
BGS 10
$467.00
PSA 10
$359.57
SGC 10
$216.00
CGC 10
$140.00
BGS 9.5
$93.00
9
$67.62
8
$54.99
7
$33.64
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1.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (2,967 total graded)

2,967Total
PSA 10401.3%
PSA 958519.7%
PSA 891730.9%
PSA 752217.6%
Below 788529.8%
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