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Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat #85

Pikachu with Grey Felt Hat #85

Pokemon Promo · #085 · Sep 2023

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$856.37
Expected Value
$312.36
Net Profit
$712.18
Gem Rate
45.0%
ROI
+82%
Sales / Yr
2,189

This card has strong grading potential — $712.18 profit if PSA 10 with a 45% gem rate and 2,189 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
$856.37
BGS 10
$3,825.00
PSA 10
$2,475.00
CGC 10
$1,583.55
SGC 10
$1,000.00
9
$880.00
BGS 9.5
$734.60
8
$719.89
7
$465.00
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
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45.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
🔥1,785 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 27.0%

Grade Distribution (104,100 total graded)

104,100Total
PSA 1046,54244.7%
PSA 947,74545.9%
PSA 84,8794.7%
PSA 71,2121.2%
Below 73,6893.5%
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