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Brock's Rhyhorn #70

Brock's Rhyhorn #70

Pokemon Gym Heroes · #70 · Base · Aug 2000

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.50
Expected Value
$-6.29
Net Profit
$-1.00
Gem Rate
14.9%
ROI
-6%
Sales / Yr
140

Even a PSA 10 would lose $1.00 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$1.50
BGS 10
$35.00
PSA 10
$26.78
BGS 9.5
$18.00
9
$16.80
SGC 10
$16.00
CGC 10
$15.50
8
$4.06
7
$3.00
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14.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (74 total graded)

74Total
PSA 101114.9%
PSA 92837.8%
PSA 81925.7%
PSA 7912.2%
Below 779.5%
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