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Lycanroc #166

Lycanroc #166

Pokemon Journey Together · #166 · Illustration Rare · Mar 2025

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.62
Expected Value
$-0.29
Net Profit
$-1.13
Gem Rate
32.0%
ROI
-6%
Sales / Yr
645

Even a PSA 10 would lose $1.13 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
$3.62
BGS 10
$113.00
PSA 10
$86.77
9
$19.72
SGC 10
$19.50
CGC 10
$17.49
BGS 9.5
$17.00
8
$15.50
7
$14.32
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0%100%
32.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
76 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 17.0%

Grade Distribution (2,880 total graded)

2,880Total
PSA 1093132.3%
PSA 91,58455.0%
PSA 830810.7%
PSA 7321.1%
Below 7200.7%
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