Pikachu #153/PCG-P

Pokemon Japanese Promo · #153 · Aug 1997

No — Not Worth Grading

Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$72.48

Expected Value

$83.09

Net Profit

$-15.00

Gem Rate

29.0%

ROI

-17%

Sales / Yr

Even a PSA 10 would lose $15.00 after the $15.00 grading cost and selling fees. The graded value doesn't justify the investment.

Company	Best Tier	Gem Rate	Pop	10s	Cost	EV	Net Profit	ROI
PSA	PSA Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
BGS	BGS Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
CGC	CGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
SGC	SGC Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%
TAG	TAG Standard	52.3%	8,420	1,250	$20.00	$85.40	$32.50	127%

Shows the best-value tier from each grading company based on EV, cost, and turnaround. Pop = total graded population; 10s = grade 10 count.

Raw

$72.48

$580.00

BGS 9.5

$527.00

$180.80

$128.09

29.0%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

19 graded last month

Past month gem rate: 5.0%

327Total

PSA 109629.4%

PSA 95115.6%

PSA 83911.9%

PSA 7226.7%

Below 711936.4%