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Mallow & Lana #231

Mallow & Lana #231

Pokemon Cosmic Eclipse · #231 · Base · Aug 2019

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$89.08
Expected Value
$10.96
Net Profit
$29.67
Gem Rate
54.1%
ROI
+29%
Sales / Yr
289

This card has strong grading potential — $29.67 profit if PSA 10 with a 54% gem rate and 289 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
$89.08
BGS 10
$263.00
PSA 10
$202.50
CGC 10
$133.75
SGC 10
$122.00
9
$100.00
8
$80.00
7
$42.00
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54.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+35 graded in 30 days
+80 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (2,236 total graded)

2,236Total
PSA 101,21054.1%
PSA 972132.2%
PSA 82199.8%
PSA 7401.8%
Below 7452.0%
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