Pikachu #227/S-P
Pokemon Japanese Promo · #227 · Aug 2021
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$1,700.00
Expected Value
$191.05
Net Profit
$-115.01
Gem Rate
59.0%
ROI
-7%
Sales / Yr
611
Even a PSA 10 would lose $115.01 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.
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
$1,700.00
PSA 10
$4,307.19
BGS 10
$3,979.76
SGC 10
$2,584.00
9
$2,412.50
8
$2,089.26
7
$1,900.00
CGC 10
$1,599.99
BGS 9.5
$1,540.00
59.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
84 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 62.0%
Grade Distribution (1,398 total graded)
1,398Total
PSA 1081958.6%
PSA 949435.3%
PSA 8453.2%
PSA 7211.5%
Below 7191.4%