Lugia

Why this card

A top grade is worth €14303, about 41 times the €346 it costs to buy and send this card in. Of the 1,001 copies already graded, 2.6% came back that high. On average, one raw copy is worth €373 after grading. Scarce 10s keep the premium; average copies still pay. CardSight auction medians for 7 (2), 9 (2), raw (15).

Population

One grade up

Each row buys the lower slab at the guide price and sells it on the next priced PSA rung. The leftover is what remains if the copy actually comes back there, after the PSA fee and about 10% to sell the new slab. Dirt on the surface can sometimes earn that one rung. Centering, corners, edges, and a crease cannot. The prices do not say which of those held this copy down.

1. PSA 1 → 2€68 → €23−€89
2. PSA 2 → 3€23 → €48−€22
3. PSA 3 → 4€48 → €53−€42
4. PSA 4 → 5€53 → €93−€11
5. PSA 5 → 6€93 → €120−€27
6. PSA 6 → 7€120 → €218+€34
7. PSA 7 → 8€218 → €385+€86
8. PSA 8 → 9€385 → €1416+€815
9. PSA 9 → 9.5€1416 → €1863+€110
10. PSA 9.5 → 10€1863 → €14303+€10710

A positive leftover is only worth opening the slab when the card in hand is limited by surface.

Raw → 10

€46→€14303308×

Raw and PSA 10 are the PriceCharting guide.

Gem

2.6%

PSA 10s seen

26

PSA graded seen

1,001

7 / 7.5

€218

8 / 8.5

€385

PSA 9

€1416

BGS 10

€18594

CGC 10

€1724

SGC 10

€8582

9.5

€1863

Fee

€300

All-in

€346

Spread

€13957

EV / copy

+€373

Sales/yr

147/yr

Fee is the PSA tier for the declared value, shipped from Europe. EV is what an average raw copy returns after grading and selling costs, minus the all-in. Positive on the average copy is Submit; positive only on a clean copy is Cherry-pick.