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Ludicolo #6

Ludicolo #6

Pokemon Crystal Guardians · #6 · Base · Aug 2006

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$20.00
Expected Value
$23.63
Net Profit
$52.00
Gem Rate
3.2%
ROI
+149%
Sales / Yr
111

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
$20.00
BGS 10
$568.00
PSA 10
$436.74
SGC 10
$262.00
9
$98.79
CGC 10
$87.00
BGS 9.5
$83.00
8
$47.50
7
$25.00
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3.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+12 graded in 30 days
+26 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (379 total graded)

379Total
PSA 10123.2%
PSA 912533.0%
PSA 813535.6%
PSA 75514.5%
Below 74912.9%
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