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Lt. Surge's Pikachu #81

Lt. Surge's Pikachu #81

Pokemon Gym Heroes · #81 · Base · Aug 2000

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Should You Grade?

Raw Price
$3.99
Expected Value
$13.00
Net Profit
$56.00
Gem Rate
11.9%
ROI
+295%
Sales / Yr
203

The gem rate is only 12% — you'll need a very clean copy to hit PSA 10.

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
$3.99
BGS 10
$520.00
PSA 10
$399.99
SGC 10
$240.00
CGC 10
$74.99
BGS 9.5
$62.99
9
$38.00
8
$27.72
7
$23.50
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11.9%Gem Rate (PSA 10)
+14 graded in 30 days
+59 in 90 days

Grade Distribution (1,221 total graded)

1,221Total
PSA 1014511.9%
PSA 938731.7%
PSA 830224.7%
PSA 718315.0%
Below 720116.5%
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