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Pikachu [Battle Festa] #90/XY-P

Pikachu [Battle Festa] #90/XY-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #90 · Aug 1997

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No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$1,107.71
Expected Value
$461.59
Net Profit
$-222.71
Gem Rate
63.0%
ROI
-20%
Sales / Yr
196

Even a PSA 10 would lose $222.71 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
$1,107.71
PSA 10
$9,269.02
BGS 10
$7,499.99
SGC 10
$5,100.00
9
$3,400.60
BGS 9.5
$2,833.00
8
$2,719.51
7
$1,771.75
CGC 10
$900.00
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63.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
90 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 36.0%

Grade Distribution (3,073 total graded)

3,073Total
PSA 101,93062.8%
PSA 962220.2%
PSA 82407.8%
PSA 7923.0%
Below 71856.0%

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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