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Pikachu #206/XY-P

Pikachu #206/XY-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #206 · Aug 1997

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$107.17
Expected Value
$59.75
Net Profit
$80.34
Gem Rate
79.0%
ROI
+66%
Sales / Yr
129

This card has strong grading potential — $80.34 profit if PSA 10 with a 79% gem rate and 129 annual sales. The market is liquid enough to sell quickly.

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
$107.17
BGS 10
$1,036.00
PSA 10
$796.67
SGC 10
$478.00
CGC 10
$202.51
9
$118.91
BGS 9.5
$84.00
8
$66.82
7
$47.00
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79.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
74 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 64.0%

Grade Distribution (2,132 total graded)

2,132Total
PSA 101,68879.2%
PSA 929213.7%
PSA 8874.1%
PSA 7221.0%
Below 7432.0%

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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