Lt. Surge's Pikachu [1st Edition] #81

Pokemon Gym Heroes · #81 · Aug 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$16.87

Expected Value

$34.80

Net Profit

$118.13

Gem Rate

12.6%

ROI

+371%

Sales / Yr

201

The gem rate is only 13% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

Best Tier for Flipping

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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

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%

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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

$16.87

BGS 10

$594.00

PSA 10

$456.79

SGC 10

$274.00

CGC 10

$150.00

$75.86

BGS 9.5

$66.00

$32.82

$24.99

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12.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

+34 graded in 30 days

+44 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,798 total graded)

1,798Total

PSA 1022712.6%

PSA 985447.5%

PSA 849827.7%

PSA 71246.9%

Below 7874.8%