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Lugia #20

Lugia #20

Pokemon Neo Revelation · #20 · Sep 2001

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$30.34
Expected Value
$89.77
Net Profit
$165.91
Gem Rate
22.2%
ROI
+366%
Sales / Yr
133

The gem rate is only 22% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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
$30.34
BGS 10
$1,040.00
PSA 10
$800.00
SGC 10
$480.00
CGC 10
$211.25
9
$153.22
8
$97.00
BGS 9.5
$94.97
7
$35.00
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0%100%
22.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+18 graded in 30 days
+50 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (812 total graded)

812Total
PSA 1018022.2%
PSA 933841.6%
PSA 816119.8%
PSA 7526.4%
Below 7789.6%
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