Lt. Surge's Pikachu #25
Pokemon Japanese Leaders' Stadium · #25 · Oct 1998
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$9.04
Expected Value
$136.06
Net Profit
$311.73
Gem Rate
19.3%
ROI
+1297%
Sales / Yr
445
The gem rate is only 19% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
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
$9.04
BGS 10
$2,730.00
PSA 10
$2,100.00
CGC 10
$335.77
9
$195.93
SGC 10
$99.99
BGS 9.5
$56.50
8
$52.28
7
$49.39
19.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+90 graded in 30 days
+159 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (1,065 total graded)
1,065Total
PSA 1020619.3%
PSA 944241.5%
PSA 819218.0%
PSA 7666.2%
Below 715814.8%