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Rocket's Persian EX #116

Rocket's Persian EX #116

Pokemon Unseen Forces · #116 · Base · Aug 2005

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$104.35
Expected Value
$151.09
Net Profit
$642.65
Gem Rate
4.0%
ROI
+538%
Sales / Yr
155

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
$104.35
BGS 10
$4,745.00
PSA 10
$3,650.00
SGC 10
$2,190.00
CGC 10
$762.00
9
$449.60
BGS 9.5
$363.00
8
$245.03
7
$132.95
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0%100%
4.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+28 graded in 30 days
+68 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,099 total graded)

1,099Total
PSA 10444.0%
PSA 928125.6%
PSA 836433.1%
PSA 718817.1%
Below 721819.8%
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