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Pikachu [Reverse Holo] #49

Pikachu [Reverse Holo] #49

Pokemon Silver Tempest · #049 · Base · Nov 2022

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$0.98
Expected Value
$3.43
Net Profit
$32.02
Gem Rate
10.0%
ROI
+200%
Sales / Yr
337

The gem rate is only 10% — 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
$0.98
BGS 10
$78.00
PSA 10
$59.99
CGC 10
$48.00
SGC 10
$36.00
9
$21.62
BGS 9.5
$14.00
8
$8.84
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0%100%
10.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
9 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 0.0%

Grade Distribution (199 total graded)

199Total
PSA 102010.1%
PSA 911457.3%
PSA 84924.6%
PSA 763.0%
Below 773.5%
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