Pikachu #5

Pokemon Celebrations · #005 · Base · Oct 2021

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$6.50

Expected Value

$1.91

Net Profit

$119.41

Gem Rate

2.3%

ROI

+555%

Sales / Yr

2,610

The gem rate is only 2% — 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

$6.50

BGS 10

$1,966.00

PSA 10

$1,512.25

CGC 10

$140.91

SGC 10

$101.05

BGS 9.5

$34.99

$33.96

$16.76

$13.48

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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%