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Lucario #6

Lucario #6

Pokemon Diamond & Pearl · #6 · Base · May 2007

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Raw Price
$19.99
Expected Value
$56.04
Net Profit
$135.76
Gem Rate
2.6%
ROI
+388%
Sales / Yr
221

The gem rate is only 3% — 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
$19.99
BGS 10
$356.00
PSA 10
$274.00
9
$228.25
BGS 9.5
$193.00
CGC 10
$170.75
SGC 10
$164.00
8
$121.25
7
$31.48
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2.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+11 graded in 30 days
+20 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (268 total graded)

268Total
PSA 1072.6%
PSA 94416.4%
PSA 88230.6%
PSA 74516.8%
Below 78933.2%
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