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Raichu #211

Raichu #211

Pokemon Paldea Evolved · #211 · Illustration Rare · Jun 2023

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$97.84
Expected Value
$16.33
Net Profit
$123.43
Gem Rate
19.2%
ROI
+109%
Sales / Yr
986

The gem rate is only 19% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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
$97.84
BGS 10
$910.00
PSA 10
$700.00
CGC 10
$236.27
SGC 10
$190.00
9
$111.12
8
$84.53
BGS 9.5
$79.00
7
$54.11
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19.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+124 graded in 30 days
+393 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (8,251 total graded)

8,251Total
PSA 101,58619.2%
PSA 94,43353.7%
PSA 81,81322.0%
PSA 72843.4%
Below 71111.3%