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Pikachu [Pokemon Center 20th Anniversary Campaign] #224/SM-P

Pikachu [Pokemon Center 20th Anniversary Campaign] #224/SM-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #224 · Aug 1997

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$345.50
Expected Value
$64.04
Net Profit
$74.50
Gem Rate
65.0%
ROI
+21%
Sales / Yr
228

This card has strong grading potential — $74.50 profit if PSA 10 with a 65% gem rate and 228 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
$345.50
BGS 10
$1,838.00
PSA 10
$1,413.92
SGC 10
$848.00
9
$445.06
CGC 10
$435.00
8
$264.99
BGS 9.5
$67.00
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65.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
192 graded last month
Past month gem rate: 43.0%

Grade Distribution (5,652 total graded)

5,652Total
PSA 103,67565.0%
PSA 91,42625.2%
PSA 82895.1%
PSA 71112.0%
Below 71502.7%