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Pretend Magikarp Pikachu #150/XY-P

Pretend Magikarp Pikachu #150/XY-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #150 · Aug 1997

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$2,567.06
Expected Value
$545.52
Net Profit
$-32.06
Gem Rate
78.0%
ROI
-1%
Sales / Yr
259

Even a PSA 10 would lose $32.06 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

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
$2,567.06
PSA 10
$11,803.00
BGS 10
$11,250.00
SGC 10
$7,082.00
9
$6,200.00
BGS 9.5
$5,270.26
8
$4,500.00
7
$3,778.33
CGC 10
$2,550.00
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78.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
54 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 61.0%

Grade Distribution (2,822 total graded)

2,822Total
PSA 102,19977.9%
PSA 937613.3%
PSA 81194.2%
PSA 7521.8%
Below 7752.7%

eBay Market Signals

3–4 month horizon
Raw
30 days tracked
Active
42
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
2.4
84 resolved
Days to sell
7.0d
p90 21d
Liquidity
62%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
+12.0%
Price 30d
+8.0%
PSA 10
30 days tracked
Active
11
30-day avg listings
Sold/day
0.30
14 resolved
Days to sell
18d
p90 46d
Liquidity
48%
sold ÷ listed
Supply 30d
-6.0%
Price 30d
+14.0%
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