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Misty's Tears #118

Misty's Tears #118

Pokemon Gym Challenge · #118 · Oct 2000

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Raw Price
$19.00
Expected Value
$38.47
Net Profit
$65.99
Gem Rate
17.7%
ROI
+194%
Sales / Yr
130

The gem rate is only 18% — 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
$19.00
BGS 10
$673.00
PSA 10
$517.89
SGC 10
$311.00
CGC 10
$99.99
9
$95.00
BGS 9.5
$56.00
8
$46.00
7
$44.33
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17.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+24 graded in 30 days
+36 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (474 total graded)

474Total
PSA 108417.7%
PSA 918639.2%
PSA 812025.3%
PSA 7469.7%
Below 7357.4%
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