Pikachu #205
Pokemon Japanese VSTAR Universe · #205 · Base · Dec 2022
No — Not Worth Grading
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$285.03
Expected Value
$-101.89
Net Profit
$-96.07
Gem Rate
84.0%
ROI
-32%
Sales / Yr
370
Even a PSA 10 would lose $96.07 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
$285.03
BGS 10
$908.00
PSA 10
$698.28
CGC 10
$203.96
BGS 9.5
$174.50
9
$161.27
8
$138.64
SGC 10
$95.00
84.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
364 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 80.0%
Grade Distribution (18,906 total graded)
18,906Total
PSA 1015,92084.2%
PSA 92,60913.8%
PSA 82291.2%
PSA 7720.4%
Below 7750.4%