Lickitung #180
Pokemon Temporal Forces · #180 · Illustration Rare · Mar 2024
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$27.35
Expected Value
$-0.42
Net Profit
$7.64
Gem Rate
45.0%
ROI
+18%
Sales / Yr
661
Negative expected value ($-0.42) — while a PSA 10 would be profitable, the probability-weighted outcome across all grades means you lose money on average at this grading tier. PSA 10 profit of $7.64 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
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
$27.35
BGS 10
$202.00
PSA 10
$155.33
CGC 10
$49.99
BGS 9.5
$33.15
9
$33.01
8
$22.50
SGC 10
$12.00
7
$10.50
45.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
86 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 36.0%
Grade Distribution (3,060 total graded)
3,060Total
PSA 101,36744.7%
PSA 91,46347.8%
PSA 81866.1%
PSA 7160.5%
Below 7210.7%