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Dark Gyarados #36

Dark Gyarados #36

Pokemon Team Rocket Returns · #36 · Base · Nov 2004

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$26.60
Expected Value
$26.20
Net Profit
$104.23
Gem Rate
9.6%
ROI
+251%
Sales / Yr
134

The gem rate is only 10% — 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
$26.60
BGS 10
$819.00
PSA 10
$629.72
SGC 10
$378.00
CGC 10
$145.83
9
$109.70
BGS 9.5
$73.00
8
$36.50
7
$35.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
9.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+35 graded in 30 days
+59 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (636 total graded)

636Total
PSA 10619.6%
PSA 919831.1%
PSA 817126.9%
PSA 79314.6%
Below 711017.3%
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