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Mega Lucario Ex #78

Mega Lucario Ex #78

Pokemon Japanese Mega Brave · #078 · Aug 2025

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$10.00
Expected Value
$5.28
Net Profit
$6.48
Gem Rate
84.9%
ROI
+26%
Sales / Yr
697

PSA 10 profit of $6.48 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$10.00
BGS 10
$132.50
PSA 10
$55.00
SGC 10
$33.00
CGC 10
$31.48
BGS 9.5
$25.00
9
$24.99
8
$20.05
7
$13.00
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0%100%
84.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+343 graded in 30 days
+1,001 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (3,982 total graded)

3,982Total
PSA 103,38284.9%
PSA 947411.9%
PSA 8982.5%
PSA 7130.3%
Below 7150.4%
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