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Manectric #8

Manectric #8

Pokemon Crystal Guardians · #8 · Base · Aug 2006

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Raw Price
$10.36
Expected Value
$8.62
Net Profit
$30.64
Gem Rate
15.2%
ROI
+121%
Sales / Yr
182

The gem rate is only 15% — 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
$10.36
BGS 10
$445.00
PSA 10
$341.93
SGC 10
$205.00
BGS 9.5
$116.29
CGC 10
$56.00
9
$39.50
8
$23.51
7
$19.99
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15.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (296 total graded)

296Total
PSA 104515.2%
PSA 911940.2%
PSA 88930.1%
PSA 73110.5%
Below 7124.1%
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