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Lickitung #180

Lickitung #180

Pokemon Temporal Forces · #180 · Illustration Rare · Mar 2024

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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

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
$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
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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%
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