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Lampent #101

Lampent #101

Pokemon Japanese Black Bolt · #101 · Jun 2025

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$6.75
Expected Value
$8.36
Net Profit
$10.74
Gem Rate
88.7%
ROI
+49%
Sales / Yr
108

PSA 10 profit of $10.74 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
$6.75
BGS 10
$42.00
CGC 10
$32.49
PSA 10
$31.99
SGC 10
$19.00
BGS 9.5
$17.00
9
$15.00
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0%100%
88.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+45 graded in 30 days
+59 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (345 total graded)

345Total
PSA 1030688.7%
PSA 9226.4%
PSA 8113.2%
PSA 730.9%
Below 730.9%
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