Lt. Surge's Raichu #28

Pokemon Gym Heroes · #28 · Aug 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price

$18.65

Expected Value

$18.35

Net Profit

$66.34

Gem Rate

14.2%

ROI

+197%

Sales / Yr

130

The gem rate is only 14% — 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

$18.65

BGS 10

$394.00

PSA 10

$302.84

SGC 10

$182.00

CGC 10

$99.99

BGS 9.5

$66.00

$60.00

$28.16

$27.50

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14.2%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

+4 graded in 30 days

+16 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (513 total graded)

513Total

PSA 107314.2%

PSA 922944.6%

PSA 813626.5%

PSA 7469.0%

Below 7265.1%