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Magikarp #33

Magikarp #33

Pokemon Evolutions · #33 · Base · Nov 2016

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1.04
Expected Value
$4.06
Net Profit
$25.91
Gem Rate
10.0%
ROI
+162%
Sales / Yr
243

The gem rate is only 10% — 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
$1.04
BGS 10
$114.00
PSA 10
$88.01
SGC 10
$53.00
CGC 10
$41.95
9
$22.34
BGS 9.5
$17.00
8
$14.00
7
$8.00
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10.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
14 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 7.0%

Grade Distribution (772 total graded)

772Total
PSA 10769.8%
PSA 935946.5%
PSA 826734.6%
PSA 7455.8%
Below 7222.8%
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