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Scyther EX #102

Scyther EX #102

Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire · #102 · Base · Jun 2013

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$67.88
Expected Value
$92.11
Net Profit
$467.12
Gem Rate
3.3%
ROI
+564%
Sales / Yr
200

The gem rate is only 3% — 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
$67.88
BGS 10
$2,048.00
PSA 10
$1,575.00
SGC 10
$945.00
CGC 10
$550.00
9
$336.23
BGS 9.5
$227.10
8
$175.00
7
$109.98
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0%100%
3.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+43 graded in 30 days
+109 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (2,005 total graded)

2,005Total
PSA 10673.3%
PSA 941720.8%
PSA 851025.4%
PSA 737818.9%
Below 762131.0%
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