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Rocket's Minefield Gym #119

Rocket's Minefield Gym #119

Pokemon Gym Challenge · #119 · Oct 2000

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.69
Expected Value
$14.54
Net Profit
$-6.69
Gem Rate
31.5%
ROI
-38%
Sales / Yr
123

Even a PSA 10 would lose $6.69 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$2.69
BGS 10
$69.00
PSA 10
$53.00
BGS 9.5
$44.00
9
$44.00
8
$39.99
SGC 10
$32.00
CGC 10
$11.00
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0%100%
31.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+1 graded in 30 days
+2 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (181 total graded)

181Total
PSA 105731.5%
PSA 99954.7%
PSA 82111.6%
PSA 721.1%
Below 721.1%
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