Ash's Pikachu #75/SM-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #075 · Aug 1997

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$281.35

Expected Value

$-44.04

Net Profit

$-58.35

Gem Rate

67.0%

ROI

-20%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $58.35 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.

Company	Best Tier	Gem Rate	Pop	10s	Cost	EV	Net Profit	ROI
PSA	PSA Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
BGS	BGS Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
CGC	CGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
SGC	SGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
TAG	TAG Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%

Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.

Raw

$281.35

BGS 10

$387.00

PSA 10

$297.50

CGC 10

$238.00

SGC 10

$179.00

67.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

21 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 48.0%

853Total

PSA 1057267.1%

PSA 912314.4%

PSA 8667.7%

PSA 7384.5%

Below 7526.1%