Lt. Surge's Raichu #26
Pokemon Japanese Challenge from the Darkness · #26 · Base · Jun 1999
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$21.43
Expected Value
$38.02
Net Profit
$53.56
Gem Rate
21.7%
ROI
+147%
Sales / Yr
578
The gem rate is only 22% — 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
$21.43
BGS 10
$992.00
PSA 10
$763.19
SGC 10
$458.00
9
$96.00
CGC 10
$89.99
BGS 9.5
$67.49
8
$60.00
7
$29.79
21.7%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+89 graded in 30 days
+206 in 90 days
Grade Distribution (3,626 total graded)
3,626Total
PSA 1078821.7%
PSA 91,48040.8%
PSA 866018.2%
PSA 72877.9%
Below 740311.1%