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Walrein #6

Walrein #6

Pokemon Team Magma & Team Aqua · #6 · Base · Mar 2004

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$8.71
Expected Value
$23.51
Net Profit
$63.79
Gem Rate
8.9%
ROI
+269%
Sales / Yr
112

The gem rate is only 9% — 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
$8.71
BGS 10
$975.00
PSA 10
$750.00
SGC 10
$450.00
CGC 10
$87.50
9
$81.84
BGS 9.5
$49.99
8
$39.96
7
$23.00
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0%100%
8.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+13 graded in 30 days
+23 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (471 total graded)

471Total
PSA 10428.9%
PSA 914029.7%
PSA 811424.2%
PSA 77215.3%
Below 79720.6%
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