Lt. Surge's Raichu #28

Pokemon Gym Heroes · #28 · Base · Aug 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$18.00

Expected Value

$12.85

Net Profit

$66.99

Gem Rate

10.8%

ROI

+203%

Sales / Yr

145

The gem rate is only 11% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

Best Tier for Flipping

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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

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%

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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

$18.00

CGC 10

$99.99

BGS 10

$98.00

PSA 10

$75.00

BGS 9.5

$66.00

$55.00

SGC 10

$45.00

$30.45

$27.50

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10.8%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (324 total graded)

324Total

PSA 103510.8%

PSA 913441.4%

PSA 87021.6%

PSA 73410.5%

Below 75015.4%