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Lillie's Full Force #230

Lillie's Full Force #230

Pokemon Cosmic Eclipse · #230 · Base · Aug 2019

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$165.66
Expected Value
$-11.80
Net Profit
$-10.16
Gem Rate
45.6%
ROI
-6%
Sales / Yr
303

Even a PSA 10 would lose $10.16 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
$165.66
BGS 10
$504.00
PSA 10
$387.50
SGC 10
$233.00
9
$175.97
CGC 10
$170.50
8
$150.00
7
$129.73
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0%100%
45.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+51 graded in 30 days
+112 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (2,711 total graded)

2,711Total
PSA 101,23545.6%
PSA 999736.8%
PSA 834012.5%
PSA 7632.3%
Below 7742.7%
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