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Gyarados #8

Gyarados #8

Pokemon Deoxys · #8 · Base · Feb 2005

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$44.00
Expected Value
$85.68
Net Profit
$371.00
Gem Rate
4.1%
ROI
+629%
Sales / Yr
204

The gem rate is only 4% — 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
$44.00
BGS 10
$2,337.00
PSA 10
$1,797.35
SGC 10
$1,078.00
CGC 10
$430.00
BGS 9.5
$244.50
9
$237.15
8
$127.50
7
$80.00
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4.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (493 total graded)

493Total
PSA 10204.1%
PSA 913226.8%
PSA 815731.8%
PSA 79218.7%
Below 79018.3%
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