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Energy Retrieval [1st Edition] #81
Pokemon Base Set · #81 · Jun 1995
Maybe — Proceed with Caution
Should You Grade?
Raw Price
$24.94
Expected Value
$35.24
Net Profit
$85.06
Gem Rate
15.6%
ROI
+213%
Sales / Yr
101
The gem rate is only 16% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.
Best Tier for Flipping
Factors in grading cost, turnaround time, and compounding — how fast you can reinvest profits into the next flip.
Profitability by Grading Company
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
$24.94
BGS 10
$419.00
PSA 10
$322.50
BGS 9.5
$202.50
SGC 10
$194.00
CGC 10
$125.00
9
$90.25
8
$40.00
7
$33.50
15.6%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
Grade Distribution (1,106 total graded)
1,106Total
PSA 1017315.6%
PSA 952547.5%
PSA 821219.2%
PSA 7918.2%
Below 7968.7%