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Lt. Surge's Pikachu #25

Lt. Surge's Pikachu #25

Pokemon Japanese Leaders' Stadium · #25 · Oct 1998

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Raw Price
$7.61
Expected Value
$9.70
Net Profit
$23.48
Gem Rate
20.5%
ROI
+104%
Sales / Yr
588

The gem rate is only 21% — 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
$7.61
BGS 10
$273.00
PSA 10
$210.00
SGC 10
$99.99
BGS 9.5
$56.50
CGC 10
$46.09
9
$40.28
8
$22.26
7
$18.00
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20.5%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (906 total graded)

906Total
PSA 1018620.5%
PSA 938142.1%
PSA 815316.9%
PSA 7515.6%
Below 713414.8%