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Pikachu #20/M-P

Pikachu #20/M-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #020 · Aug 2025

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$23.46
Expected Value
$6.29
Net Profit
$9.08
Gem Rate
88.0%
ROI
+24%
Sales / Yr
9,729

PSA 10 profit of $9.08 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
$23.46
BGS 10
$131.50
PSA 10
$84.02
SGC 10
$50.00
CGC 10
$47.54
BGS 9.5
$33.50
9
$23.00
8
$20.80
7
$19.50
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88.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
🔥34,969 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 86.0%

Grade Distribution (267,048 total graded)

267,048Total
PSA 10234,66887.9%
PSA 924,0909.0%
PSA 84,0721.5%
PSA 71,7000.6%
Below 72,5080.9%