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Gyarados GX #18

Gyarados GX #18

Pokemon Crimson Invasion · #18 · Base · Oct 2017

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$12.84
Expected Value
$36.41
Net Profit
$92.16
Gem Rate
39.4%
ROI
+331%
Sales / Yr
321

This card has strong grading potential — $92.16 profit if PSA 10 with a 39% gem rate and 321 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$12.84
BGS 10
$394.00
PSA 10
$303.35
CGC 10
$120.00
SGC 10
$47.59
BGS 9.5
$38.00
9
$31.25
8
$23.88
7
$14.77
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39.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (908 total graded)

908Total
PSA 1035839.4%
PSA 937040.7%
PSA 813114.4%
PSA 7293.2%
Below 7202.2%
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