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Lileep #145

Lileep #145

Pokemon Stellar Crown · #145 · Illustration Rare · Sep 2024

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$9.00
Expected Value
$-3.27
Net Profit
$0.07
Gem Rate
43.0%
ROI
+0%
Sales / Yr
440

Negative expected value ($-3.27) — 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 $0.07 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
$9.00
BGS 10
$97.00
PSA 10
$74.84
BGS 9.5
$27.00
CGC 10
$24.07
9
$18.04
SGC 10
$16.50
8
$11.40
7
$11.01
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0%100%
43.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
31 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 26.0%

Grade Distribution (1,465 total graded)

1,465Total
PSA 1062342.5%
PSA 972749.6%
PSA 81047.1%
PSA 760.4%
Below 720.1%
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