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Gastrodon East Sea #8

Gastrodon East Sea #8

Pokemon Secret Wonders · #8 · Base · Nov 2007

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$7.66
Expected Value
$20.88
Net Profit
$125.34
Gem Rate
5.6%
ROI
+553%
Sales / Yr
100

The gem rate is only 6% — 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
$7.66
BGS 10
$240.00
PSA 10
$184.39
CGC 10
$148.00
SGC 10
$111.00
BGS 9.5
$71.00
9
$68.32
8
$29.33
7
$9.75
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0%100%
5.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+2 graded in 30 days
+8 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (125 total graded)

125Total
PSA 1075.6%
PSA 94032.0%
PSA 84838.4%
PSA 71713.6%
Below 71310.4%
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