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Lapras #GG05

Lapras #GG05

Pokemon Crown Zenith · #GG05 · Base · Jan 2023

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$20.05
Expected Value
$8.56
Net Profit
$27.45
Gem Rate
30.0%
ROI
+78%
Sales / Yr
640

The gem rate is only 30% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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
$20.05
BGS 10
$399.00
PSA 10
$307.00
SGC 10
$184.00
CGC 10
$62.50
9
$39.00
8
$26.66
BGS 9.5
$25.00
7
$16.11
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30.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
245 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 17.0%

Grade Distribution (4,732 total graded)

4,732Total
PSA 101,43430.3%
PSA 92,52453.3%
PSA 862313.2%
PSA 7952.0%
Below 7461.0%
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