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Lt. Surge's Electabuzz #6

Lt. Surge's Electabuzz #6

Pokemon Gym Heroes · #6 · Aug 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$25.49
Expected Value
$35.06
Net Profit
$116.48
Gem Rate
7.4%
ROI
+288%
Sales / Yr
285

The gem rate is only 7% — 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
$25.49
BGS 10
$866.00
PSA 10
$665.91
SGC 10
$400.00
CGC 10
$156.97
9
$99.99
BGS 9.5
$75.34
8
$75.00
7
$49.03
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7.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (2,307 total graded)

2,307Total
PSA 101707.4%
PSA 969330.0%
PSA 867129.1%
PSA 735215.3%
Below 740817.7%
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