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Lugia #149

Lugia #149

Pokemon Aquapolis · #149 · Base · Jan 2003

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2,485.28
Expected Value
$2,318.39
Net Profit
$7,827.22
Gem Rate
4.4%
ROI
+313%
Sales / Yr
313

The gem rate is only 4% — 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
$2,485.28
BGS 10
$90,779.00
PSA 10
$69,830.37
SGC 10
$41,898.00
CGC 10
$10,327.50
BGS 9.5
$9,429.33
9
$8,624.90
8
$6,690.00
7
$5,816.05
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4.4%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+67 graded in 30 days
+209 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (3,115 total graded)

3,115Total
PSA 101384.4%
PSA 952917.0%
PSA 842013.5%
PSA 735211.3%
Below 71,61952.0%
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