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Lapras [Series II] #131

Lapras [Series II] #131

Pokemon Japanese Vending · #131 · Jun 1998

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Raw Price
$22.95
Expected Value
$91.87
Net Profit
$132.05
Gem Rate
36.0%
ROI
+348%
Sales / Yr
115

This card has strong grading potential — $132.05 profit if PSA 10 with a 36% gem rate and 115 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
$22.95
BGS 10
$820.00
PSA 10
$630.69
SGC 10
$378.00
CGC 10
$170.00
9
$134.29
BGS 9.5
$63.00
8
$39.07
7
$6.50
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36.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
22 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 50.0%

Grade Distribution (381 total graded)

381Total
PSA 1013836.2%
PSA 917947.0%
PSA 84411.5%
PSA 771.8%
Below 7133.4%
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