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Poncho-Wearing Pikachu #230/XY-P

Poncho-Wearing Pikachu #230/XY-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #230 · Aug 1997

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3,218.70
Expected Value
$3,879.83
Net Profit
$4,650.14
Gem Rate
53.0%
ROI
+144%
Sales / Yr
287

This card has strong grading potential — $4650.14 profit if PSA 10 with a 53% gem rate and 287 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$3,218.70
PSA 10
$13,596.20
BGS 10
$11,750.00
SGC 10
$8,158.00
CGC 10
$7,883.84
9
$7,046.56
8
$5,729.23
BGS 9.5
$5,470.89
7
$4,301.50
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53.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
91 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 40.0%

Grade Distribution (4,051 total graded)

4,051Total
PSA 102,16453.4%
PSA 91,29932.1%
PSA 82957.3%
PSA 7741.8%
Below 72155.3%

eBay Market Signals

3–4 month horizon
Raw
30 days tracked
Active
42
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
2.4
84 resolved
Days to sell
7.0d
p90 21d
Liquidity
62%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
+12.0%
Price 30d
+8.0%
PSA 10
30 days tracked
Active
11
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
0.30
14 resolved
Days to sell
18d
p90 46d
Liquidity
48%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
-6.0%
Price 30d
+14.0%
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