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Pikachu #5

Pikachu #5

Pokemon Celebrations · #005 · Base · Oct 2021

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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

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
$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
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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%
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