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Lunatone #8

Lunatone #8

Pokemon Sandstorm · #8 · Base · Sep 2003

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$22.04
Expected Value
$18.93
Net Profit
$92.96
Gem Rate
7.7%
ROI
+251%
Sales / Yr
105

The gem rate is only 8% — 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
$22.04
BGS 10
$485.00
PSA 10
$372.74
SGC 10
$224.00
CGC 10
$130.00
9
$68.39
BGS 9.5
$43.00
8
$41.20
7
$32.00
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7.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (261 total graded)

261Total
PSA 10207.7%
PSA 910540.2%
PSA 88131.0%
PSA 72810.7%
Below 72710.3%
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