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Magneton #153

Magneton #153

Pokemon Promo · #153 · Jul 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$6.20
Expected Value
$15.03
Net Profit
$34.80
Gem Rate
35.0%
ROI
+164%
Sales / Yr
250

This card has strong grading potential — $34.80 profit if PSA 10 with a 35% gem rate and 250 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$6.20
BGS 10
$650.00
PSA 10
$500.00
SGC 10
$300.00
9
$56.88
CGC 10
$56.00
8
$8.50
7
$5.50
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35.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
14 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 7.0%

Grade Distribution (197 total graded)

197Total
PSA 106834.5%
PSA 911759.4%
PSA 8115.6%
Below 710.5%
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