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Lucario VSTAR #SWSH291

Lucario VSTAR #SWSH291

Pokemon Promo · #291

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$11.62
Expected Value
$8.09
Net Profit
$16.89
Gem Rate
59.0%
ROI
+63%
Sales / Yr
1,160

PSA 10 profit of $16.89 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$11.62
BGS 10
$101.34
PSA 10
$85.00
SGC 10
$50.01
CGC 10
$43.51
BGS 9.5
$30.00
9
$24.49
8
$14.75
7
$12.00
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59.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
🔥3,229 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 52.0%

Grade Distribution (31,783 total graded)

31,783Total
PSA 1018,87359.4%
PSA 910,29232.4%
PSA 81,6965.3%
PSA 73441.1%
Below 75531.7%
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