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Lugia #249

Lugia #249

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #249 · Mar 2001

Buy Raw on eBayPSA 10 Sold on eBay
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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$114.99
Expected Value
$-15.00
Net Profit
$-15.00
Gem Rate
100.0%
ROI
-12%
Sales / Yr
148

Even a PSA 10 would lose $15.00 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$114.99
PSA 10
$668.21
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0%100%
100.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Past month gem rate: 0.0%
⚠ Small sample size — gem rates based on only 1 graded cards may be unreliable.

Grade Distribution (1 total graded)

1Total
PSA 101100.0%
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