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Mega Lopunny & Jigglypuff GX #226

Mega Lopunny & Jigglypuff GX #226

Pokemon Cosmic Eclipse · #226 · Base · Aug 2019

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$209.56
Expected Value
$82.38
Net Profit
$173.40
Gem Rate
35.5%
ROI
+77%
Sales / Yr
227

This card has strong grading potential — $173.40 profit if PSA 10 with a 36% gem rate and 227 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$209.56
BGS 10
$1,430.00
PSA 10
$1,100.00
SGC 10
$660.00
CGC 10
$397.96
9
$289.99
BGS 9.5
$242.00
8
$199.99
7
$84.99
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
35.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+62 graded in 30 days
+157 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (2,345 total graded)

2,345Total
PSA 1083335.5%
PSA 91,03844.3%
PSA 835115.0%
PSA 7703.0%
Below 7512.2%
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