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Giovanni's Gyarados #5

Giovanni's Gyarados #5

Pokemon Gym Challenge · #5 · Oct 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$86.62
Expected Value
$68.58
Net Profit
$220.88
Gem Rate
2.0%
ROI
+217%
Sales / Yr
372

The gem rate is only 2% — 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
$86.62
BGS 10
$3,052.00
PSA 10
$2,347.50
SGC 10
$1,409.00
CGC 10
$322.50
9
$307.64
BGS 9.5
$264.00
8
$182.50
7
$142.39
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0%100%
2.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+77 graded in 30 days
+227 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (3,448 total graded)

3,448Total
PSA 10692.0%
PSA 964518.7%
PSA 898528.6%
PSA 762618.2%
Below 71,10232.0%
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