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Lucario #SV22

Lucario #SV22

Pokemon Hidden Fates · #SV22 · Base · Aug 2019

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$20.10
Expected Value
$-2.52
Net Profit
$-0.10
Gem Rate
66.0%
ROI
-0%
Sales / Yr
589

Even a PSA 10 would lose $0.10 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
$20.10
BGS 10
$120.00
PSA 10
$92.13
SGC 10
$55.00
CGC 10
$35.00
9
$28.82
BGS 9.5
$26.84
8
$17.46
7
$15.02
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0%100%
66.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
44 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 68.0%

Grade Distribution (3,196 total graded)

3,196Total
PSA 102,12166.4%
PSA 998530.8%
PSA 8782.4%
PSA 760.2%
Below 720.1%
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