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Lillie [School Festa 2017] #148/SM-P

Lillie [School Festa 2017] #148/SM-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #148 · Aug 1997

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$131.50
Expected Value
$428.62
Net Profit
$1,776.50
Gem Rate
22.0%
ROI
+1213%
Sales / Yr
16

The gem rate is only 22% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. Only 16 sales per year — it may take time to find a buyer at full price.

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
$131.50
BGS 10
$4,167.00
PSA 10
$3,205.25
CGC 10
$1,923.00
SGC 10
$1,923.00
BGS 9.5
$298.00
9
$223.79
8
$120.00
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22.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
5 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 20.0%

Grade Distribution (318 total graded)

318Total
PSA 107122.3%
PSA 917655.3%
PSA 83511.0%
PSA 792.8%
Below 7278.5%
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