Lt. Surge's Magneton #8

Pokemon Gym Heroes · #8 · Aug 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$15.39

Expected Value

$17.30

Net Profit

$109.61

Gem Rate

1.3%

ROI

+361%

Sales / Yr

299

The gem rate is only 1% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

Best Tier for Flipping

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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

Company	Best Tier	Gem Rate	Pop	10s	Cost	EV	Net Profit	ROI
PSA	PSA Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
BGS	BGS Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
CGC	CGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
SGC	SGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
TAG	TAG Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%

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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

$15.39

BGS 10

$882.00

PSA 10

$678.62

SGC 10

$407.00

CGC 10

$140.00

BGS 9.5

$93.00

$72.12

$67.03

$36.56

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1.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

+42 graded in 30 days

+132 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (3,042 total graded)

3,042Total

PSA 10401.3%

PSA 958919.4%

PSA 893930.9%

PSA 753717.7%

Below 791930.2%