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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
$5.26
Expected Value
$8.91
Net Profit
$54.73
Gem Rate
12.1%
ROI
+270%
Sales / Yr
213

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
$5.26
BGS 10
$142.00
PSA 10
$109.26
CGC 10
$74.99
SGC 10
$66.00
BGS 9.5
$62.99
9
$35.00
8
$21.34
7
$18.24
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12.1%Gem Rate (PSA 10)

Grade Distribution (1,190 total graded)

1,190Total
PSA 1014412.1%
PSA 938532.4%
PSA 829324.6%
PSA 717314.5%
Below 719216.1%
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