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Surfing Pikachu VMAX #9

Surfing Pikachu VMAX #9

Pokemon Celebrations · #009 · Base · Oct 2021

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$8.62
Expected Value
$13.42
Net Profit
$16.86
Gem Rate
75.9%
ROI
+71%
Sales / Yr
1,340

PSA 10 profit of $16.86 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
$8.62
BGS 10
$126.00
PSA 10
$96.57
CGC 10
$40.48
9
$27.99
SGC 10
$27.81
BGS 9.5
$24.00
8
$20.09
7
$15.50
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75.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (11,609 total graded)

11,609Total
PSA 108,81275.9%
PSA 92,33020.1%
PSA 83072.6%
PSA 7680.6%
Below 7870.7%
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