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Alakazam #1

Alakazam #1

Pokemon Base Set · #1 · Base · Jun 1995

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$26.75
Expected Value
$99.96
Net Profit
$527.81
Gem Rate
2.3%
ROI
+1264%
Sales / Yr
936

The gem rate is only 2% — 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
$26.75
BGS 10
$3,076.00
PSA 10
$2,365.84
SGC 10
$1,420.00
CGC 10
$569.56
BGS 9.5
$380.50
9
$373.97
8
$141.01
7
$77.44
View Sold PSA 10 Prices on PriceCharting →View Grading Data on GemRate →
0%100%
2.3%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+333 graded in 30 days
+905 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (19,653 total graded)

19,653Total
PSA 104572.3%
PSA 93,65218.6%
PSA 84,95325.2%
PSA 73,49617.8%
Below 76,99335.6%
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