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Lycanroc #107

Lycanroc #107

Pokemon Japanese Battle Partners · #107 · Jan 2025

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2.79
Expected Value
$-4.71
Net Profit
$-4.29
Gem Rate
85.0%
ROI
-24%
Sales / Yr
433

Even a PSA 10 would lose $4.29 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$2.79
PSA 10
$32.96
BGS 10
$31.15
SGC 10
$20.00
CGC 10
$13.50
9
$12.50
BGS 9.5
$12.00
8
$3.59
7
$3.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
85.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
286 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 92.0%

Grade Distribution (2,241 total graded)

2,241Total
PSA 101,90985.2%
PSA 927112.1%
PSA 8361.6%
PSA 7180.8%
Below 770.3%
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