
Pikachu #5
Pokemon Celebrations · #005 · Base · Oct 2021
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$5.58
Expected Value
$4.04
Net Profit
$131.92
Gem Rate
2.3%
ROI
+641%
Sales / Yr
3,149
The gem rate is only 2% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
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
$5.58
BGS 10
$2,373.00
PSA 10
$1,825.00
CGC 10
$152.50
SGC 10
$102.80
9
$36.00
BGS 9.5
$34.99
8
$16.99
7
$15.32
2.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Grade Distribution (38,629 total graded)
38,629Total
PSA 108822.3%
PSA 911,29129.2%
PSA 817,54445.4%
PSA 76,40216.6%
Below 72,3896.2%
