Pikachu #288/SM-P
Pokemon Japanese Promo · #288 · Aug 1997
Yes — Grade it!
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$3,150.00
Expected Value
$2,751.17
Net Profit
$3,907.04
Gem Rate
51.0%
ROI
+123%
Sales / Yr
403
This card has strong grading potential — $3907.04 profit if PSA 10 with a 51% gem rate and 403 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.
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
$3,150.00
BGS 10
$15,189.71
PSA 10
$15,100.00
SGC 10
$9,060.00
CGC 10
$7,072.04
9
$6,950.00
BGS 9.5
$6,182.20
8
$5,316.44
7
$2,854.11
51.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
158 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 44.0%
Grade Distribution (7,247 total graded)
7,247Total
PSA 103,70651.1%
PSA 91,05514.6%
PSA 87149.9%
PSA 75057.0%
Below 71,26617.5%