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Lugia V #186

Lugia V #186

Pokemon Silver Tempest · #186 · Base · Nov 2022

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$445.00
Expected Value
$149.78
Net Profit
$240.00
Gem Rate
56.0%
ROI
+52%
Sales / Yr
3,283

This card has strong grading potential — $240.00 profit if PSA 10 with a 56% gem rate and 3,283 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
$445.00
BGS 10
$2,313.13
PSA 10
$1,562.50
CGC 10
$700.00
BGS 9.5
$626.43
9
$525.00
SGC 10
$432.64
8
$380.00
7
$298.36
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56.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
881 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 48.0%

Grade Distribution (41,728 total graded)

41,728Total
PSA 1023,41256.1%
PSA 914,52634.8%
PSA 82,7826.7%
PSA 74201.0%
Below 75261.3%

eBay Market Signals

3–4 month horizon
Raw
30 days tracked
Active
42
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
2.4
84 resolved
Days to sell
7.0d
p90 21d
Liquidity
62%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
+12.0%
Price 30d
+8.0%
PSA 10
30 days tracked
Active
11
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
0.30
14 resolved
Days to sell
18d
p90 46d
Liquidity
48%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
-6.0%
Price 30d
+14.0%
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