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Misty's Seadra #9

Misty's Seadra #9

Pokemon Gym Heroes · #9 · Aug 2000

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Raw Price
$19.34
Expected Value
$12.84
Net Profit
$83.52
Gem Rate
1.4%
ROI
+243%
Sales / Yr
222

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
$19.34
BGS 10
$585.00
PSA 10
$450.00
SGC 10
$270.00
CGC 10
$117.86
BGS 9.5
$70.00
9
$62.58
8
$54.50
7
$31.49
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0%100%
1.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+91 graded in 30 days
+249 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (7,437 total graded)

7,437Total
PSA 101071.4%
PSA 92,00026.9%
PSA 82,66535.8%
PSA 71,34118.0%
Below 71,27317.1%
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