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Pikachu [Cracked Ice Holo] #35

Pikachu [Cracked Ice Holo] #35

Pokemon Evolutions · #35

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Raw Price
$8.93
Expected Value
$12.53
Net Profit
$56.07
Gem Rate
17.0%
ROI
+234%
Sales / Yr
343

The gem rate is only 17% — 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
$8.93
BGS 10
$379.00
PSA 10
$291.72
SGC 10
$175.00
CGC 10
$80.00
9
$34.17
BGS 9.5
$33.00
8
$19.57
7
$15.00
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17.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
13 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (2,139 total graded)

2,139Total
PSA 1036216.9%
PSA 91,11752.2%
PSA 840318.8%
PSA 71105.1%
Below 71446.7%