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Lucario #281

Lucario #281

Pokemon Japanese Shiny Treasure ex · #281 · Dec 2023

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$6.62
Expected Value
$-2.74
Net Profit
$-2.06
Gem Rate
83.0%
ROI
-10%
Sales / Yr
176

Even a PSA 10 would lose $2.06 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
$6.62
BGS 10
$65.00
PSA 10
$50.04
CGC 10
$19.56
9
$16.74
BGS 9.5
$16.00
SGC 10
$10.29
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83.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
4 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 75.0%

Grade Distribution (312 total graded)

312Total
PSA 1026083.3%
PSA 94715.1%
PSA 831.0%
PSA 710.3%
Below 710.3%
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