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Lillie's Clefairy Ex #195

Lillie's Clefairy Ex #195

Pokemon Promo · #195 · Jul 1999

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$16.00
Expected Value
$1.32
Net Profit
$8.93
Gem Rate
31.0%
ROI
+29%
Sales / Yr
455

The gem rate is only 31% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10. PSA 10 profit of $8.93 is thin — grading fees and selling costs eat most of the margin.

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
$16.00
BGS 10
$136.00
PSA 10
$104.42
SGC 10
$63.00
CGC 10
$39.93
BGS 9.5
$23.00
9
$22.28
8
$19.99
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31.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
57 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 18.0%

Grade Distribution (1,435 total graded)

1,435Total
PSA 1044430.9%
PSA 979455.3%
PSA 816311.4%
PSA 7211.5%
Below 7100.7%
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